Validation of abundance estimates from mark-recapture and removal techniques for rainbow trout captured by electrofishing in small streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1395-1410

  Rosenberger, Amanda E ^a,b,c   Dunham, Jason B ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ELECTROFISHING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SALMONID;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 30744463483     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-081.1     Document Type: Article

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