An overview of recruitment patterns of roach Rutilus rutilus (L.) between 1969 and 2001 in the rivers of England and their influence on population abundance

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-102

  Britton, John Robert ^a   Cowx, Ian G ^b   Axford, Stephen N ^a   Frear, Paul A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recuitment; Roach; Year class; Year class strengths

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; RECRUITMENT; RIVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 3042816826     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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