Evaluation of fish species tolerances to environmental stressors in lakes in the northeastern united states

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 236-252

  Whittier, Thomas R ^a   Hughes, Robert M ^a  

^a Dynamac International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; LAKE; TOLERANCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031874695     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0236:EOFSTT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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