Stream-floodplain connectivity and fish assemblage diversity in the champlain valley, vermont, U.S.A.

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1394-1418

  Sullivan, S M P ^a,b   Watzin, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

; and diversity; Habitat use; Incision; Riverine landscapes; Vertical adjustment; Widening

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FISHES; RIVERS; VERMONT;

EID: 65449158977     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02205.x     Document Type: Article

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