Diel variation in stream fish habitat suitability criteria: Implications for instream flow assessment

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-145

  Davey, Andrew J H ^a   Booker, Douglas J ^a   Kelly, David J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diel patterns; GAMs; Instream flow assessment; Microhabitat preferences

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIEL VARIATION; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; INSTREAM FLOW; MICROHABITAT; PERCIFORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WAIPARA RIVER;

CHEIMARRICHTHYS FOSTERI; GOBIOMORPHUS BREVICEPS; GOBIOMORPHUS HUBBSI; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PHILYPNODON; PISCES;

EID: 79952738981     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1166     Document Type: Article

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