Population dynamics and angler exploitation of the unique muskellunge population in Shoepack Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-76

  Frohnauer, Nick K ^a,c   Pierce, Clay L ^a   Kallemeyn, Larry W ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE AT MATURITY; ANGLING; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; EXPLOITATION; FECUNDITY; FISH; GROWTH; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SHOEPACK LAKE; UNITED STATES; VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 34147148589     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-142.1     Document Type: Article

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