Spatial and temporal trends in unexploited yellow eel stocks in two shallow lakes and associated streams

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 636-654

  Carss, D N ^a   Elston, D A ^b   Nelson, K C ^a   Kruuk, H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Density dependence; Eel; Lacustrine habitat; Spatial and temporal trends

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; DENSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032854931     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1024     Document Type: Article

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