Reconnecting a fragmented river: Movements of westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout after transport upstream of Milltown Dam, Montana

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 721-731

  Schmetterling, David A ^a  

^a WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MIGRATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID FISHERY; SPAWNING; TRANSLOCATION;

UNITED STATES;

AMADINA FASCIATA; ESOX; ESOX LUCIUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 0042922352     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M01-216     Document Type: Article

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