Development of a rapid bioassessment protocol for sampling fish in large prairie rivers

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 714-726

  Utrup, Nicholas J ^a,b   Fisher, William L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FISH; FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; HABITAT TYPE; PRAIRIE; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845403762     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-104.1     Document Type: Article

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