Assessing long-term fish responses and short-term solutions to flow regulation in a dryland river basin

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-66

  Pool, Thomas K ^a   Olden, Julian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid river systems; Experimental flood; Native fish conservation; Non native species

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 84916940714     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eff.12125     Document Type: Article

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