Former distribution and decline of the burbot (Lota lota) in the UK

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-377

  Worthington, T ^a   Kemp, P ^a   Osborne, P E ^a   Howes, C ^b   Easton, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Trentside Offices ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anecdotal evidence; Fish conservation; Former distribution; Species decline; Species reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CATCHMENT; DATA INTERPRETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EXTINCTION; GADOID; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DECLINE; REINTRODUCTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ENGLAND; THAMES RIVER [ENGLAND]; TRENT RIVER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

LOTA; LOTA LOTA;

EID: 77957234137     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1113     Document Type: Article

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