Single-pass electrofishing predicts trout abundance in mountain streams with sparse habitat

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 940-946

  Kruse, Carter G ^a   Hubert, Wayne A ^a   Rahel, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ELECTROFISHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 0032446110     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0940:SPEPTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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