Eradicating the invasive topmouth gudgeon, Pseudorasbora parva, from a recreational fishery in northern England

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Britton, J Robert ^a   Brazier, M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Invasion; Lake District; Non native; Rotenone; Topmouth gudgeon

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

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

GOBIO GOBIO; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA;

EID: 33748175489     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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