Fish assemblage changes in relation to watershed landuse disturbance

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-114

  Argent, David G ^a   Carline, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic influences; Freshwater; Geographic Information Systems; Sub watersheds

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 8844279157     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980490281407     Document Type: Article

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