Fish community indices of ecosystem health: How does the Bay of Quinte compare to other coastal sites in Lake Ontario?

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-84

  Brousseau, C M ^a   Randall, R G ^a   Hoyle, J A ^c   Minns, C K ^a,b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrofishing; Great lakes; Index of biotic integrity (IBI); Nearshore habitat; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952426358     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2011.547331     Document Type: Article

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