Associations among hydrologic classifications and fish traits to support environmental flow standards

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 460-479

  McManamay, Ryan A ^a   Bevelhimer, Mark S ^a   Frimpong, Emmanuel A ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aquatic conservation; Environmental flow; Streams; Water policy

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); FISH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; HYPOTHESIS GENERATION; STANDARD DEVELOPMENT; STREAMS; WATER POLICIES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84928056909     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1517     Document Type: Article

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