Effects of culverts on stream fish assemblages in the alberta foothills

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 480-490

  Macpherson, Laura M ^a   Sullivan, Michael G ^b   Lee Foote, A ^a   Stevens, Cameron E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CATCH STATISTICS; CULVERT; CYPRINID; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; REGULATORY APPROACH; SALMONID; SAMPLING; STREAMWATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CATOSTOMUS; COTTUS RICEI; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LOTA; LOTA LOTA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 84862012534     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2012.686004     Document Type: Article

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