Quantifying "no net loss" of productivity of fish habitats

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2463-2473

  Minns, Charles K ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FISH; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SUITABILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

CANADA, GREAT LAKES;

EID: 0031412413     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-149     Document Type: Article

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