Carcass addition does not enhance juvenile salmonid biomass, growth, or retention in six northwestern California streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1445-1451

  Harvey, Bret C ^a   Wilzbach, Margaret A ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESCAPEMENT; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; RANGE SIZE; RETENTION; SALMONID FISHERY; STREAMWATER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79955869224     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M10-022.1     Document Type: Article

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