Effectiveness of a plastic mesh substrate cover for reducing the effects of common carp on aquatic ecosystems

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 861-866

  Parkos III, Joseph J ^a,b   Santucci Jr , Victor J ^c   Wahl, David H ^b,d  

^a Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MESH SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TURBIDITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 34247264364     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-020.1     Document Type: Article

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