Decline and potential recovery of striped bass in a southeastern U.S. estuary

Fisheries

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 18-25

  Reinert, Thomas R ^a   Jennings, Cecil A ^b   Will, Ted A ^c   Wallin, Julie E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Metter Division Office   (Georgia)

^d CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 15944417484     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(2005)30[18:DAPROS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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