Managing macrophytes to improve fish growth: A multi-lake experiment

Fisheries

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 6-12

  Olson, Mark H ^a   Carpenter, Stephen R ^c   Cunningham, Paul ^c   Gafny, Sarig ^b   Herwig, Brian R ^c   Nibbelink, Nathan P ^c   Pellett, Tom ^c   Storlie, Christine ^c   Trebitz, Anett S ^c   Wilson, Karen A ^c  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032008414     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(1998)023<0006:MMTIFG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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