Conservation strategies for the Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis: An overview on 30years of practices and future needs

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-180

  Wang, J H ^a   Wei, Q W ^b,c   Zou, Y C ^b,c  

^a China Three Gorges Project Corporation   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER SINENSIS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953099462     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01716.x     Document Type: Article

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