Availability of and access to critical habitats in regulated rivers: Effects of low-head barriers on threatened lampreys

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 621-634

  Lucas, Martyn C ^a   Bubb, Damian H ^a   Jang, Mun Ho ^a,b   Ha, Kyong ^a,b   Masters, Jerome E G ^a,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dam; Habitat fragmentation; Lampetra fluviatilis; Migration; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMPETRA AYRESII; LAMPETRA FLUVIATILIS; PETROMYZONTIDAE;

EID: 60349090142     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02136.x     Document Type: Article

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