Ranking predatory threats by nonnative fishes in the Yampa River, Colorado, via bioenergetics modeling

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1941-1953

  Johnson, Brett M ^a   Martinez, Patrick J ^b   Hawkins, John A ^c   Bestgen, Kevin R ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGLING; BIOENERGETICS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; PISCIVORY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR CONTROL;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YAMPA RIVER;

ESOX LUCIUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 58249108078     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-199.1     Document Type: Article

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