Efficiency of point abundance sampling by electro-fishing modified for short fishes

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 265-277

  Scholten, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BODY SIZE; CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROFISHING; JUVENILE; LARVA;

PISCES;

EID: 0344616885     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2003.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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