Interacting effects of discharge and channel morphology on transport of semibuoyant fish eggs in large, altered river systems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Worthington, Thomas A ^a   Brewer, Shannon K ^a   Farless, Nicole ^a   Grabowski, Timothy B ^b   Gregory, Mark S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG; FISH; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT PATCHINESS; HYDROLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSION; RIVER; TIME; TRANSPORT TIME; ANIMAL; BIOTA; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; EGGS; FISHES; FRESH WATER; RIVERS;

EID: 84900562390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096599     Document Type: Article

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