Depth as an organizer of fish assemblages in floodplain lakes

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-221

  Miranda, L E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAP analysis; Depth; Fish assemblages; Lake; Quantile regression; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING SEASON; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MATURATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHALLOW WATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPHIC STATUS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES; YAZOO BASIN;

EID: 79955145364     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0170-7     Document Type: Article

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