Effects of sediment on fish communities in East Cape streams, North Island, New Zealand

• Published in: New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 431 - 442
• Main Authors: Richardson, J., Jowett, I. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2002
• Subjects: East Cape; effects; Freshwater; freshwater fish; Pisces; suspended sediment; New Zealand; PSE, New Zealand, North I., Gisborne, East Cape; New Zealand, North I., Gisborne, East Cape

We examined the effects of sediment on fish communities at 38 sites in the East Cape region of New Zealand. Many streams in this region are subject to high sediment loads, a natural situation that has been exacerbated by the conversion of native forest to pasture. The fish community consisted of dia...