Spatial extent and dynamics of dam impacts on tropical island freshwater fish assemblages

BioScience

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 176-190

  Cooney, Patrick B ^a   Kwak, Thomas J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; diadromy; fish passage; restoration; road crossings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875343975     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2013.63.3.6     Document Type: Review

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