Incorporating lakes within the river discontinuum: Longitudinal changes in ecological characteristics in stream-lake networks

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1350-1362

  Jones, Nicholas E ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GIS; LAKE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RIVER SYSTEM; STREAM CHANNEL;

EID: 77958064029     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-069     Document Type: Article

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