Effect and acceptance of bluegill length limits in Nebraska Natural Lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1306-1313

  Paukert, Craig P ^a,c   Willis, David W ^a   Gabelhouse, Donald W ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; YIELD;

UNITED STATES;

LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0036862007     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2002)022<1306:EAAOBL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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