Effects of commercial fishing and predation by cormorants on the Anguilla anguilla stock of a shallow eutrophic lake

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2132-2138

  Carpentier, A ^a,b   Marion, L ^a   Paillisson, J M ^a   Acou, A ^b   Feunteun, E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Fishery; Natural mortality; Phalacrocorax carbo

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EEL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; FRANCE; FRESH WATER; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 68349126934     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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