Effects of habitat fragmentation by damming on salmonid fishes: Lessons from white-spotted charr in Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-722

  Morita, Kentaro ^a   Morita, Shoko H ^a   Yamamoto, Shoichiro ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anadromous; Extinction; FA; Isolation; PVA

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; EXTINCTION RISK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SALMONID; SPAWNING POPULATION;

JAPAN;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; SALVELINUS LEUCOMAENIS;

EID: 77951093370     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0579-9     Document Type: Article

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