Movements of brown trout in a small stream: Effects of electrofishing and consequences for population estimates

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 462-469

  Nordwall, Fredrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; MOVEMENT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SALMONID; STREAM;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032854728     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0462:MOBTIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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