Seasonal and spatial bank habitat use by fish in highly altered rivers - a comparison of four different restoration measures

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-138

  Pander, J ^a   Geist, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Dead wood; Fish habitat structure; Heavily modified waterbody; River restoration; Stream ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ALBURNUS ALBURNUS; BARBUS BARBUS; CHONDROSTOMA NASUS; GOBIO GOBIO; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 77949885873     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2009.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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