Larval sampling as a fisheries management tool: Early detection of year-class strength

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Sammons, Steve M ^a   Bettoli, Phillip W ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH LARVAE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; YEAR-CLASS STRENGTH;

NORMADY RESERVOIR; TENNESSEE; USA;

CHRYSOPS; MORONE CHRYSOPS; MOTONE CHRYSOPS; POMOXIS; POMOXIS ANNULARIS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0031898590     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0137:LSAAFM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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