Gravel addition as a habitat restoration technique for tailwaters

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1238-1257

  McManamay, Ryan A ^a,c   Orth, D J ^a   Dolloff, Charles A ^a   Cantrell, Mark A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DISCHARGE; FLOW PATTERN; GRAVEL; HABITAT RESTORATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPAWNING; STREAM;

CHEOAH RIVER; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CATOSTOMIDAE; NOCOMIS MICROPOGON;

EID: 84862237693     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M10-007.1     Document Type: Article

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