Efficiency and selectivity of gill nets for assessing fish community composition of large rivers

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1315-1320

  Argent, David G ^a   Kimmel, William G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GILLNET; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SAMPLING;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES; PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS;

EID: 30744434829     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-104.1     Document Type: Article

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