<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />PREFACE, . , , , . , , . , , . . . . . . . . . . , . , . , , , , , . . . , , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . xvii
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<br />PROLOGUE .,..",.,................,......".........,................. xxi
<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '..",'...,.......,.,.,....................,....... xxv
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<br />CHAPTER 1 -INTRODUCTION
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<br />BACKGROUND . . . , . . . , , , . , . . . . . . , . , , . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 1-1
<br />PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ",.,..,...."".......,....,..........,..,. 1-1
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<br />SCOPE OF WORK.. '..... ........, , , ..,.........,. . , . . . ...... . . .. . . . .. 1-5
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<br />STUDY AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-6
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<br />CHAPTER 2 - STUDY DESIGN
<br />PROJECT SCHEDULE .........,..............."..,.................... 2-1
<br />SAMPLING DESIGN ...................................,................ 2-2
<br />FISH SAMPLING METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
<br />FISH HANDLING METHODS. . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-10
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<br />CHAPTER3-HYDROLOGY
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<br />INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . .. 3-1
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<br />METHODS. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .. 3-2
<br />FLOW CHARACTERISTICS .............................................. 3-4
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<br />DISCUSSION ,.........,............................................. 3-13
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<br />CHAPTER 4 - WATER QUALITY
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<br />INTRODUCTION .., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-1
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<br />METHODS ......................,.................................... 4-1
<br />WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS .,.................,................. 4-3
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<br />DISCUSSION .........................,.............................. 4-16
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<br />CHAPTER 5 - DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE
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<br />INTRODUCTION ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-1
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<br />METHODS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-1
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<br />RESULTS .......................,.................................... 5-3
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<br />DISCUSSION ........................................................ 5-39
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<br />CHAPTER 6 - DEMOGRAPHICS
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<br />INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6-1
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<br />METHODS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 6-1
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<br />RESULTS .......,.................................................... 6-9
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<br />DISCUSSION ........................................................ 6-44
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<br />CHAPTER 7 - HABITAT
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<br />INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7-1
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<br />METHODS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 7-2
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<br />RESULTS .......,.............,..................................... 7-10
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<br />DISCUSSIC?~ .....,.....................,...,...........,............ 7-27
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<br />CHAPTER 8 - MOVEMENT
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<br />INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 8-1
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<br />METHODS. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 8-1
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<br />RESULTS ............................"............................., 8-7
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<br />DISCUSSION ........................................................ 8-22
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