The impact of changes in water level and human development on forage fish assemblages in great lakes coastal marshes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 615-630

  Webb, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal marsh; Fish assemblages; Human development; Water level

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

ASSEMBLAGE COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORTS; COASTAL MARSH; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; IMPACT OF CHANGES; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA; WATER TEMPERATURES;

FISH;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COASTAL ZONE; FISH; FORAGE; MARSH; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER LEVEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; AMIA CALVA; AMIIDAE; COTTUS GOBIO; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES; UMBRA LIMI;

EID: 58649118865     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330-34.4.615     Document Type: Article

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