Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Sport fish community abundance in the eastern Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 511-517

  Perret, Alexander J ^a   Kaller, Michael D ^a   Kelso, William E ^a   Allen Rutherford, D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGLING; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT QUALITY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; SPORT FISHING; WATER QUALITY;

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

CENTRARCHIDAE; ICTALURUS; LEPOMIS; MICROPTERUS; PERCIFORMES; POMOXIS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 79954468200     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M09-065.1     Document Type: Article

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