Seasonal and diel patterns in the migrations of fishes between a river and a floodplain tributary

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-162

  Nunn, A D ^a   Copp, G H ^b,c   Vilizzi, L ^d   Carter, M G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Habitat connectivity; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat use; River discharge; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 77950273631     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2009.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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