Spatially variable response of native fish assemblages to discharge, predators and habitat characteristics in an arid-land river

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1403-1416

  Stefferud, Jerome A ^a   Gido, Keith B ^b   Propst, David L ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Mexico Game and Fish Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Gila River USA; Hydrological regime; Life history traits; Long term research; Species persistence

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 79958764121     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02577.x     Document Type: Article

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