Overriding effects of species-specific turbidity thresholds on hoop-net catch rates of native fishes in the Little Colorado River, Arizona

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1150-1170

  Stonea, Dennis M ^a  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATCH STATISTICS; CYPRINID; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATION RISK; RIVER DISCHARGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURBIDITY;

ARIZONA; LITTLE COLORADO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CATOSTOMUS DISCOBOLUS; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS; GILA CYPHA; PISCES; RHINICHTHYS OSCULUS;

EID: 79954527775     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T09-038.1     Document Type: Article

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