Dynamics of a recovering lake trout population in eastern Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior, 1980-2001

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 940-954

  Linton, Brian C ^a,d   Hansen, Michael J ^a   Schram, Stephen T ^b   Sitar, Shawn P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; LAKE WATER; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; SALMONID; STOCKING DENSITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; WISCONSIN LAKE;

PETROMYZON; PETROMYZON MARINUS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; SEA LAMPREYS;

EID: 36749042199     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-042.1     Document Type: Article

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