Sturgeons in the Slovakian rivers of the Danube River basin: An overview of their current status and proposal for their conservation and restoration

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Holcik J ^a,b   Klindova A ^c   Masar J ^a,d   Meszaros J ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b Nature and Landscape Protection Department ^*  (Slovakia)

^c Nature and Landscape Protection Department   (Slovakia)

^d INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^e ZÚGOV   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER GUELDENSTAEDTII; ACIPENSER RUTHENUS; ACIPENSERIDAE;

EID: 34547421795     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00924.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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