Long-term change to fish assemblages and the flow regime in a southeastern U.S. river system after extensive aquatic ecosystem fragmentation

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 787-797

  Taylor, Christopher M ^a   Millican, Daniel S ^b   Roberts, Matt E ^b   Slack, William T ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mississippi Museum Natural Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BASEFLOW; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; TOMBIGBEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

MENIDIA BERYLLINA;

EID: 58549118953     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05526.x     Document Type: Article

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