Growth of bream, Abramis brama (L.), in Irish canals and implications for management

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 487-498

  Tierney, D ^a   Donnelly, R E ^a   Caffrey, J M ^a  

^a Central Fisheries Board Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bream; Canals; Growth; Management; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINID; GROWTH RATE;

BARROW LINE; GRAND CANAL; IRELAND; ROYAL CANAL;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; ANIMALIA; BRAMA; CYPRINIDAE; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032761944     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1999.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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