Simulated effects of reduced spring flow from the Edwards Aquifer on population size of the fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 250, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-243

  Mora, Miguel A ^a   Grant, William E ^a   Wilkins, Leann ^a,b   Wang, Hsiao Hsuan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structured model; Drought; Freshwater fish; Population dynamics; San Marcos River

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURED MODEL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BASE MODELS; EDWARDS AQUIFER; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FOCAL POINTS; FRESHWATER FISHES; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; POPULATION LEVELS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION SIZES; PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS; SPRING FLOW; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN WATERS; WATER SOURCE;

AQUIFERS; CONSERVATION; DROUGHT; FOUNTAINS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AQUIFER; DROUGHT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RUNOFF; SIMULATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPRING WATER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EDWARDS AQUIFER; SAN MARCOS RIVER [TEXAS]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI; ETHEOSTOMA FONTICOLA;

EID: 84871019125     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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