Quantifying production of salmon fry in an unscreened irrigation system: A case study on the Rangitata River, New Zealand

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 619-634

  Unwin, Martin J ^a   Webb, Mark ^b   Barker, Richard J ^c   Link, William A ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Fish and Game New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DECLINE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 20444496098     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-065.1     Document Type: Article

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