Hydroacoustic estimates of abundance and spatial distribution of pelagic prey fishes in Western Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 426-438

  Mason, Doran M ^a,i   Johnson, Timothy B ^b   Harvey, Chris J ^c,j   Kitchell, James F ^c   Schram, Stephen T ^d   Bronte, Charles R ^e   Hoff, Michael H ^f   Lozano, Steven J ^a   Trebitz, Anett S ^g   Schreiner, Donald R ^h   Lamon, E Conrad ^k   Hrabik, Thomas ^l  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e Green Bay Fishery Resources Office   (United States)

^f US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^g US EPA Mid Continent Ecology Division   (United States)

^h MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

ⁱ ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^k DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Coregonines; Hydroacoustics; Lake herring; Lake Superior; Rainbow smelt

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; HYDROLOGY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

LAKE HERRING; LAKE SUPERIOR; RAINBOW SMELT;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; PELAGIC FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; COREGONUS ARTEDI; OSMERUS MORDAX; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 30044440964     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(05)70274-4     Document Type: Article

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