Response of littoral fishes in upper Lake Marion, South Carolina following hydrilla control by triploid grass carp

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 36, Issue JAN., 1998, Pages 82-87

  Killgore, K Jack ^a   Kirk, James P ^a   Foltz, Jeff W ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroshocking; Largemouth bass; Multi year; Plant coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744476124     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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