Patterns in habitat and fish assemblages within Great Lakes coastal wetlands and implications for sampling design

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1343-1354

  Trebitz, Anett S ^a   Brazner, John C ^b,c   Pearson, Mark S ^a   Peterson, Gregory S ^a   Tanner, Danny K ^a   Taylor, Debra L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Inland Waters Institute   (Canada)

^c Nova Scotia Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; ORDINATION; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349515211     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-090     Document Type: Article

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