Electrofishing versus gillnet sampling for the assessment of fish assemblages in large rivers

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-90

  Goffaux, D ^a   Grenouillet, G ^a,b   Kestemont, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Electrofishing; Fish assemblage; Fish community; Gillnet; Large river

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINID; ELECTROFISHING; GILLNET; SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ABRAMIS; ABRAMIS BRAMA; BRAMA; RIPARIA;

EID: 13544252617     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0162-0073     Document Type: Article

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