How proximity of land use affects stream fish and habitat

River Research and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 891-905

  Stanfield, L W ^a   Kilgour, B W ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b Kilgour and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish community; Habitat; Land use; Landscape; Modelling; Proximity effects; Riparian; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEADWATER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MODELING; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

EID: 84883768125     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2585     Document Type: Article

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