Prioritizing removal of dams for passage of diadromous fishes on a major river system

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-117

  Kocovsky, Patrick M ^a   Ross, Robert M ^a   Dropkin, David S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alosine; Anadromous; Dam; Diadromous; Habitat suitability; Prioritization; Removal

Indexed keywords

ANADROMY; DAM REMOVAL; DIADROMY; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRIORITIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER SYSTEM;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SUSQUEHANNA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALOSA AESTIVALIS; ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; CLUPEIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 67649509728     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1094     Document Type: Article

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