An evaluation of the influence of seasonal base flow and geomorphic stream characteristics on coastal plain stream fish assemblages

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-48

  McCargo, Jeremy W ^a,b   Peterson, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b North Caroline Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASEFLOW; COASTAL PLAIN; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DROUGHT; FISH; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

FLINT BASIN; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 77956188306     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T09-036.1     Document Type: Article

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