Multispecies Fish Passage Behaviour In A Vertical Slot Fishway On The Richelieu River, Quebec, Canada

River Research and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-592

  Thiem, J D ^a   Binder, T R ^a   Dumont, P ^b   Hatin, D ^b   Hatry, C ^a   Katopodis, C ^c   Stamplecoskie, K M ^a   Cooke, S J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fish community; Fishway; Migration

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHPASS STRUCTURE; HABITAT RESTORATION; MIGRATION;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; RICHELIEU RIVER;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MOXOSTOMA MACROLEPIDOTUM; SALMO SALAR; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84878944914     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2553     Document Type: Article

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