Potential for restoration of the Roanoke River population of Atlantic sturgeon

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 18, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 475-480

  Armstrong, James L ^a   Hightower, J E ^b  

^a Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; FISHING MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS OXYRHYNCHUS; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; OXYRHYNCHUS;

EID: 0036971257     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2002.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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