Restoring connectivity for migratory native fish in a New Zealand stream: Effectiveness of retrofitting a pipe culvert

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-497

  Franklin, Paul Anthony ^a   Bartels, Brenda ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Engineering; Fish; Recolonization; River; Taxon richness; Urban development

Indexed keywords

CULVERT; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INSTALLATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NATIVE SPECIES; PIPE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

GALAXIAS MACULATUS;

EID: 84864564903     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2232     Document Type: Article

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