Evaluating effects of water withdrawals and impoundments on fish assemblages in southern New England streams, USA

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-283

  Kanno, Y ^a   Vokoun, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish assemblage; Hydrologic alteration; Southern New England; Stream; Water supply; Water withdrawal

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; IMPOUNDMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

CENTRARCHIDAE; HEXAPODA; PISCES;

EID: 77953759651     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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