Causes of declining survival of lake trout stocked in U.S. Waters of lake superior in 1963-1986

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 831-843

  Hansen, Michael J ^a,h   Ebener, Mark P ^b   Schorfhaar, Richard G ^c   Schram, Stephen T ^d   Schreiner, Donald R ^e   Selgeby, James H ^f,i   Taylor, William W ^g  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Chippewa Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^f National Biological Service   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

ⁱ Charlevoix Fisheries Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH STOCKING; FISHING EFFORT; LAKE TROUT; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

USA, MICHIGAN, LAKE SUPERIOR; USA, MINNESOTA, LAKE SUPERIOR; USA, WISCONSIN, LAKE SUPERIOR;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0030299399     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0831:CODSOL>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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