Effects of Flow Restoration and Exotic Species Removal on Recovery of Native Fish: Lessons from a Dam Decommissioning

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 934-943

  Marks, Jane C ^a   Haden, George A ^a,b   O'Neill, Matthew ^a   Pace, Cinnamon ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Natural Channel Design Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam decommissioning; Exotic fish removal; Invasive species; Native fish; Stream restoration; Water diversion

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM; DECOMMISSIONING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER FLOW; STREAM;

ARIZONA; FOSSIL CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049465256     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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