Seasonal reproductive patterns and recommended sampling times for sentinel fish species used in environmental effects monitoring programs in Canada

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-135

  Barrett, Timothy J ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gonadosomatic index; Impact assessment; Reproductive cycle; Reproductive strategy; Spawning time

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; FISH POPULATIONS; FISH SPECIES; FISH SURVEY; FORAGE SPECIES; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE HISTORY; MAXIMUM VALUES; METAL MINING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP AND PAPER PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SAMPLING TIME; SEASONAL CHANGES; TEMPORAL STABILITY;

BIOLOGY; FISH; FISHERIES; PULP; SURVEYS;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; FISHES; IMPACT STRENGTH; PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SURVEYS;

EID: 77952363168     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/A10-004     Document Type: Article

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