Shoreline configurations affect dispersal patterns of fish larvae in a large river

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 930-942

  Lechner, Aaron ^a   Keckeis, Hubert ^a   Schludermann, Elisabeth ^a   Loisl, Franz ^a   Humphries, Paul ^b   Glas, Martin ^c   Tritthart, Michael ^c   Habersack, Helmut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Danube; gravel bar; groyne fields; hydraulic conditions; larval drift; settlement

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FISH; GROIN; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER SYSTEM; SHORELINE;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84897987066     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst139     Document Type: Article

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