Evaluation of a backpack electrofishing unit for multiple lake surveys of fish assemblage structure

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 168-179

  Vaux, Peter D ^a,b   Whittier, Thomas R ^c   DeCesare, Gregory ^d,e   Kurtenbach, James P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b US Environmental Protection Agency ^*  (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SAMPLER;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 0033841441     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2000)020<0168:EOABEU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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