Evaluation of an unsuccessful brook trout electrofishing removal project in a small rocky mountain stream

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 849-860

  Meyer, Kevin A ^a   Lamansky Jr , James A ^a   Schill, Daniel J ^a  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROFISHING; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SALMONID; SURVIVAL;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 34247218572     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-110.1     Document Type: Article

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