Reduction of a population of Canterbury mudfish, Neochanna burrowsius (Galaxiidae), by drovight

A population of Canterbury mudfish Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps), estimated to exceed 3000 adults in July-December 1975, and its habitat at Clearwell in mid Canterbury, are described. A 7 month drought nearly extinguished the population; this and the subsequent return migration (in August 1976) o...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research 1978-12, Vol.12 (4), p.313-321
Hauptverfasser: Eldon, G. A., Howden, P. J., Howden, D. B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A population of Canterbury mudfish Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps), estimated to exceed 3000 adults in July-December 1975, and its habitat at Clearwell in mid Canterbury, are described. A 7 month drought nearly extinguished the population; this and the subsequent return migration (in August 1976) of survivors from a stockwater race are recorded.
ISSN:0028-8330
1175-8805
DOI:10.1080/00288330.1978.9515758