Application of in situ target-strength estimations in lakes: Examples from rainbow-smelt surveys in Lakes Erie and Champlain

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 500-507

  Rudstam, L G ^a   Parker, S L ^a   Einhouse, D W ^b   Witzel, L D ^c   Warner, D M ^a   Stritzel, J L ^d   Parrish, D L ^d   Sullivan, P J ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b Lake Erie Unit   (United States)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble production; Fish density; Hydroacoustics; Smelt; Target strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; DENSITY; SALMONID; TARGET STRENGTH;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE ERIE); LAKE CHAMPLAIN; NORTH AMERICA;

OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 0037899534     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00046-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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