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Defining and Characterizing Coolwater Streams and Their Fish Assemblages in Michigan and Wisconsin, USA

John Lyons Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2801 Progress Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53716-3339, USA
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Troy Zorn Marquette Fisheries Research Station, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 484 Cherry Creek Road, Marquette, Michigan, 49855, USA
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Jana Stewart Great Lakes Aquatic Gap Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562, USA
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Paul Seelbach Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 212 Museums Annex Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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Kevin Wehrly Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 212 Museums Annex Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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Lizhu Wang Institute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 212 Museums Annex Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
Pages 1130-1151 | Received 12 May 2008, Accepted 16 Mar 2009, Published online: 08 Jan 2011

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