Effects of coalbed natural gas development on fish assemblages in tributary streams of the Powder and Tongue rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2612-2625

  Davis, Windy N ^a   Bramblett, Robert G ^a   Zale, Alexander V ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalbed natural gas; Energy development; Great Plains; Index of biotic integrity; Stream fish

Indexed keywords

RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE;

EID: 78149298269     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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