Can growth be used as a surrogate measure of walleye (Sander vitreus) abundance change?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2159-2168

  Sass, Greg G ^a   Kitchell, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISH; GROWTH MODELING; SURROGATE METHOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 29144455365     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-129     Document Type: Article

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