Response by trout populations in alpine lakes to an experimental halt to stocking

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2025-2037

  Armstrong, Trip W ^a,b   Knapp, Roland A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SALMONID; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HIATUS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI HENSHAWI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS AGUABONITA; SALMONIDAE; SEQUOIA;

EID: 17144425035     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-144     Document Type: Review

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