Modeling the sustainability of walleye populations in Northern Wisconsin Lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1916-1927

  Schueller, Amy M ^a,c   Hansen, Michael J ^a   Newman, Steven P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANGLING; EXPLOITATION; EXTINCTION RISK; PERCID; POPULATION MODELING; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 58249096203     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-154.1     Document Type: Article

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