A biophysical model of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) explains interannual variations in recruitment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-125

  Zhao, Yingming ^a,d   Jones, Michael L ^a   Shuter, Brian J ^b   Roseman, Edward F ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOPHYSICS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; PERCID; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPAWNING GROUND;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 65349153777     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-188     Document Type: Article

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