Recruitment failure and decreasing catches of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and pike (Esox lucius L.) in the coastal waters of southeast Sweden

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-306

  Nilsson, Jonas ^a   Andersson, Jan ^b   Karås, Peter ^b   Sandström, Olof ^c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c Skärgärdsutveckling AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ESOX; ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PYLAIELLA;

EID: 4444378427     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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