Largemouth bass abundance and angler catch rates following a habitat enhancement project at Lake Kissimmee, Florida

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 845-855

  Allen, Mike S ^a   Tugend, Kimberly I ^b   Mann, Marty J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SPORT FISHING;

UNITED STATES;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0042421554     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-148     Document Type: Article

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