Geology as a structuring mechanism of stream fish communities

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 962-974

  Neff, Margaret R ^a   Jackson, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; HABITAT SELECTION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TURBIDITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WOODY DEBRIS;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84863870935     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2012.676591     Document Type: Article

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