Great blue heron predation on stocked rainbow trout in an Arkansas tailwater fishery

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-75

  Hodgens, Lynn S ^a,c   Blumenshine, Steven C ^b   Bednarz, James C ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PREDATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; WADER;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARDEA; ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES; COTTUS; GALLIFORMES; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 1542473702     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-130     Document Type: Article

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