Monitoring small fish populations in streams: A comparison of four passive methods

Fisheries Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Clavero, M ^a,b   Blanco Garrido, F ^b   Prenda, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Passive techniques; Selectivity; Stream fish; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURVEY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; APHANIUS BAETICUS; ATHERINA BOYERI; ATHERINA HEPSETUS; COBITIS PALUDICA; HYMENOPHYSA CURTA; MUGILIDAE; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 33646394049     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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