Geographic, anthropogenic, and habitat influences on Great Lakes coastal wetland fish assemblages

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1328-1342

  Trebitz, Anett S ^a   Brazner, John C ^b,c   Danz, Nicholas P ^d,e   Pearson, Mark S ^a   Peterson, Gregory S ^a   Tanner, Danny K ^a   Taylor, Debra L ^a   West, Corlis W ^a   Hollenhorst, Thomas P ^a,d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Inland Waters Institute   (Canada)

^c Nova Scotia Environment   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; ELECTROFISHING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORDINATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

PISCES;

EID: 70349545931     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-089     Document Type: Article

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