A largemouth bass closed fishery to control an overabundant bluegill population in a wisconsin lake

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-403

  Otis, Keith J ^a   Piette, Randal R ^a   Keppler, John E ^a   Rasmussen, Paul W ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONTROL SYSTEM; FISHERY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ESOX LUCIUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES; STIZOSTEDION VETREUM; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0032422392     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1998.9663636     Document Type: Article

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