Evaluation of electrofishing efficiency in a stream under natural and regulated conditions

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-337

  Penczak, Tadeusz ^a   Głowacki, Łukasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Electrofishing efficiency; Lowland stream; Natural; Regulated; Relative abundance

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ELECTROFISHING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; STREAM;

EID: 53749085467     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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