Enhancing conservation of large-river biodiversity by accounting for tributaries

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 124-128

  Pracheil, Brenda M ^a   McIntyre, Peter B ^a   Lyons, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DAM; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER WATER; SPECIALIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRIBUTARY;

MISSISSIPPI BASIN; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 84876009327     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/120179     Document Type: Article

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