Modeled effects of double-crested cormorant predation on simulated reservoir sport and forage fish populations in oklahoma

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 180-191

  Simmonds, Robert L ^a,b   Zale, Alexander V ^a,c   Leslie, David M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; PREDATION; SEABIRD; SPORT FISHING; YIELD;

OKLAHOMA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PISCES; POMOXIS ANNULARIS;

EID: 0343878770     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2000)020<0180:MEODCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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