Comparison of electrofishing and hoopnetting in lotic habitats of the lower mississippi river

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 649-656

  Pugh, Lawrence L ^a,b   Schramm, Harold L ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks   (United States)

^c Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031734539     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0649:COEAHI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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