Evaluation of single-pass electrofishing and rapid habitat assessment for monitoring redside dace

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-56

  Reid, S M ^a   Jones, N E ^b   Yunker, G ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; CYPRINID; ELECTROFISHING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; MONITORING; SALMONID; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

CLINOSTOMUS; CLINOSTOMUS ELONGATUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 42049102156     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-283.1     Document Type: Article

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