Spring-fed streams in Virginia and assessment of livestock impacts

The first of two studies surveyed fish communities and habitats in first-order spring streams in Virginia. Springs exhibited low species (3.3) and trophic guild (2.5) richness, and fish densities averaged 0.47 individuals/m². Two species, blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) and sculpins (Cottus s...

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Main Author: Yow, David Lee
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44310
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08202008-173039/