Cost-effective survey of fish by the intensive netting of a linear canal in the Midlands (UK)

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Smith, Phillip A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cost effectiveness; Fish; Sampling; Survey

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; FISH; SAMPLING; SURVEYS;

CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; LEADLINED NET; MICROMESH NETS;

FISHERIES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; FISH; FISHERIES; SAMPLING; SURVEYS;

ABUNDANCE; CAPTURE METHOD; FISH; FISHING GEAR; SAMPLING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CATCH SELECTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GILLNET FISHERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGLINE FISHERY; NONHUMAN; PERCH; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLANDS [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

GOBIO; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 34248346632     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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