Lethal concentrations of suspended solids for common native fish species that are rare in New Zealand rivers with high suspended solids loads

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1029-1038

  Rowe, David K ^a   Hicks, Murray ^a   Smith, Joshua P ^a   Williams, Erica ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Galaxias fasciatus; Gobiomorphus huttoni; LC50; Retropinna retropinna; Siltation; Tolerant species; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; RARE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SILTATION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; SUSPENDED LOAD; TURBIDITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GOBIOMORPHUS HUTTONI; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RETROPINNA RETROPINNA;

EID: 77953723712     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2009.9626526     Document Type: Article

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