Restoration of dead wood in Basque stream channels: Effects on brown trout population

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-471

  Antón, Alvaro ^a   Elosegi, Arturo ^a   García Arberas, Loreto ^a   Díez, Joserra ^a   Rallo, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Dead wood; Habitat; Recruitment; River restoration

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79960972526     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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