Hydrologic filtering of fish life history strategies across the United States: Implications for stream flow alteration

Ecological Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 243-263

  McManamay, Ryan A ^a   Frimpong, Emmanuel A ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification frameworks; Dams; Ecohydrology; Environmental flows; Fish reproductive strategies; Fish traits; Flow ecology relationship; Hydrologic alteration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FISH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; STREAMFLOW;

UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84922059274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0247.1     Document Type: Article

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