Hypoxia in the Neuse River Estuary: Responses of Blue Crabs and Crabbers

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 358-366

  Selberg, Carrie D ^a,b   Eby, Lisa A ^a   Crowder, Larry B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Atl States Mar Fish Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISHERY; HYPOXIA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034811181     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2001)021<0358:HITNRE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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