Electrofishing capture efficiencies for common stream fish species to support watershed-scale studies in the central appalachians

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1041-1050

  Hense, Zina ^a,b   Martin, Roy W ^a   Petty, J Todd ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ELECTROFISHING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; HABITAT TYPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SIZE STRUCTURE; STREAM; WATERSHED;

APPALACHIANS;

PISCES;

EID: 79954578043     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M09-029.1     Document Type: Article

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