Relationships between river flows and recreational catches of Australian bass

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 404-416

  Growns, I ^a   James, M ^b  

^a Dept Infrastruct Plan Nat Rsrc   (Australia)

^b NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Hydrological indices; Hydrology; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER FLOW; SPORT FISHING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HAWKESBURY-NEPEAN BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

MACQUARIA NOVEMACULEATA;

EID: 14844322404     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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