Status and recovery potential of gulf sturgeon in the pearl river system, Louisiana-Mississippi

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 798-808

  Morrow, James V ^a   Kirk, James P ^a   Killgore, K Jack ^a   Rogillio, Howard ^b   Knight, Charles ^c  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; PEARL RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS;

EID: 0032442304     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0798:SARPOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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