Habitat associations of larval fish in a Lake superior coastal wetland

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-359

  Tanner, Danny K ^a   Brazner, John C ^a   Brady, Valerie J ^b   Regal, Ronald R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes coastal wetland; Habitat; Lake Superior; Larval fish; St. Louis Allouez Bay; Tow sled

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; LAKES; MANAGERS; RIVERS; SAND; VEGETATION;

GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS (GLCW); HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS; LARVAL FISHES; NURSERIES;

WETLANDS;

COASTAL WETLAND; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LARVA;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

CATOSTOMIDAE; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CYPRINIDAE; NOTROPIS HUDSONIUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCOPSIS OMISCOMAYCUS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 6344263952     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70352-4     Document Type: Article

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