Variable effects of habitat enhancement structures across species and habitats in Michigan reservoirs

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 399-411

  Wills, Todd C ^a,b   Bremigan, Mary T ^a   Hayes, Daniel B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESERVOIR; SPORT FISHING;

AU SABLE RIVER; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MARTES ZIBELLINA; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PISCES;

EID: 1642391759     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/02-139     Document Type: Article

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