Smallmouth bass recruitment variability and its relation to stream discharge in three Virginia rivers

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1112-1121

  Smith, Scott M ^a   Odenkirk, John S ^b   Reeser, Stephen J ^c  

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

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; DISCHARGE; RECRUITMENT; STREAM;

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

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 23844463104     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-047.1     Document Type: Article

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