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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"run habitat"”.
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A Comparison of the Index of Biotic Integrity by Habitat Type in Swan Creek, Southwest Missouri
… Within these reaches we sampled individual habitats, runs, pools, and/or riffles, and scored them in the same manner. Scores from the specific habitats were then compared to the scores from that site's entire stream reach. Scores from the individual habitats were consistently lower than …
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Habitat use by fishes of the New River, West Virginia
… of the species and life stages in different habitat types were made from electrofishing collections and underwater fish counts. During midday, fish densities in edge pool and riffle habitats were comparable, but densities in edge pool habitat were significantly higher than densities in middle …
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Habitat Associations Of Stream-Dwelling Salamanders At Multiple Spatial Scales In Central Kentucky Headwaters.
<p>Headwater stream systems are productive habitats that are often at risk of human perturbation, and it is crucial that ecologists understand natural patterns and processes within these ecosystems. Using a multi-scale approach, I investigated factors influencing habitat associations of …
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A Comparative Ecological Study of Two Sister Species of Darters in Kentucky, <i>Etheostoma Kantuckeense</i> and <i>Etheostoma Lawrencei</i>
… the ecology of these two species. In particular, habitat preference across three spatial scales and growth rates were examined. To assess stream preference within a drainage, 59 streams were sampled for fish abundance and environmental parameters in the Upper Barren River Basin (<i>E. …
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Diet overlap and habitat segregation between redbreast sunfish and age-o smallmouth bass in the North Anna River, Virginia
… food resources measured in pools and riffle/run habitats fluctuated, but were never scarce. Bass and sunfish foraging behaviors were different, particularly in late summer. Microhabitat used by bass and sunfish was assessed by snorkeling and measuring eight variables in early and late summer. …
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Benthic Community Structure Response to Flow Dynamics in Tropical Island and Temperate Continental Streams
… spatial distribution of macroinvertebrates and habitat template characteristics in tropical and temperate freshwater streams of the West Maui Mountains, Maui, Hawaii, and in Dayton, Ohio. </p><p>The first two studies took place in Hawaiian mountain streams that have been diverted, often removing …