Temporal changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of fish assemblages downstream from mountaintop mining

Abstract Mountaintop mining (MTM) affects chemical, physical, and hydrological properties of receiving streams, but the long-term consequences for fish-assemblage structure and function are poorly understood. We sampled stream fish assemblages using electrofishing techniques in MTM exposure sites an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Freshwater Science. - Society for Freshwater Science (SFS), 2011. - 33(2014), 3, Seite 915-926
1. Verfasser: Hitt, Nathaniel P. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chambers, Douglas B.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Freshwater Science
Schlagworte:fish community species richness functional diversity simulation mining Biological sciences Business Physical sciences