Changes in the black bass community and fishery with oligotrophication in west point reservoir, Georgia

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 745-755

  Maceina, Michael J ^a   Bayne, David R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FISHING EFFORT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPORT FISHING;

UNITED STATES;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0035169955     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2001)021<0745:CITBBC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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