Biotic and abiotic factors related to redband trout occurrence and abundance in desert and montane streams

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-91

  Meyer, Kevin A ^a   Lamansky Jr , James A ^a   Schill, Daniel J ^a  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert streams; Fish habitat relationships; Montane streams; Redband trout; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCIFORMES; PTYCHOCHEILUS OREGONENSIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77952579244     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.070.0109     Document Type: Article

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