'Three seine nets' sampling applied to the littoral zone of two Brazilian tropical rivers with reduced velocity (Brazil)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 93-106

  Penczak, T ^a   Agostinho, A A ^a   Latini, J D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catch efficiency; Density; Fish populations; Large tropical rivers; Littoral zone; Reduced velocity; Standing crop; Three seine nets

Indexed keywords

FISH REMOVAL; SAMPLING METHOD; SEINE NET;

BRAZIL, PARANA RIVER;

EID: 0030739056     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00001-5     Document Type: Article

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