Effects of small impoundments on downstream crayfish assemblages

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1318-1332

  Adams, Susan B ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Crayfish; Dams; Habitat; Impoundments; Mississippi; Seasonality; Streams

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CRAYFISH; DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; IMPOUNDMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

MISSISSIPPI; TALLAHATCHIE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARUS STRIATUS; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS HAYI;

EID: 84888222643     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-161.1     Document Type: Article

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