Overcompensatory response of a smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) population to harvest: Release from competition?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2279-2292

  Zipkin, Elise F ^a,d   Sullivan, Patrick J ^a   Cooch, Evan G ^a   Kraft, Clifford E ^a   Shuter, Brian J ^b   Weidel, Brian C ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HARVESTING; MATURATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERCIFORM; POPULATION REGULATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OPEONGO LAKE;

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 54249154316     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-133     Document Type: Article

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