Precipitous decline and conservation of Slackwater Darter (Etheostoma boschungi) in tributaries of the Tennessee River, Tennessee and Alabama

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 3247-3259

  Johnston, Carol E ^a   Henderson, Andrew R ^a,b   Hartup, Wendi W ^a,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c NC Cooperative Extension Forsyth County   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish passage; Migratory; Ozarka; Percidae

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

TENNESSEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888223093     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0568-3     Document Type: Article

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