Single- versus multiple-pass boat electrofishing for assessing smallmouth bass populations in Virginia rivers

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 717-724

  Odenkirk, John ^a   Smith, Scott ^b  

^a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 20444479112     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-067.1     Document Type: Review

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