Application of population size structure indices to Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) in Alpine lakes in Austria

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-63

  Zick, D ^a   Gassner, H ^a   Rinnerthaler, M ^a   Jager P ^b   Patzner, R A ^c  

^a Institute of Freshwater Ecology   (Austria)

^b Department of Ophthalmology   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Angling; Exploitation; Relative stock density

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 34250359542     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00168.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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