Abundance, production, and tissue composition of mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) in a central Idaho wilderness stream

Northwest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 445-454

  Lance, Michael J ^a   Baxter, Colden V ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FISHERY SURVEY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; JUVENILE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTION; SALMONID; STREAM;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; PROSOPIUM WILLIAMSONI; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80053019438     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.085.0303     Document Type: Article

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