Macroscale assessment of american shad spawning and nursery habitat in the mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers, Virginia

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1176-1192

  Bilkovic, Donna Marie ^a   Hershner, Carl H ^a   Olney, John E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; INDEX METHOD; NURSERY GROUND; SPAWNING GROUND;

UNITED STATES;

ALOSA; ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; PISCES;

EID: 0036860580     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2002)022<1176:MAOASS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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