A preliminary fishery quality index for Portuguese streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1466-1478

  Oliveira, João M ^a   Ferreira, Maria T ^a   Morgado, Paula ^a   Hughes, Robert M ^b   Teixeira, Amílcar ^c,f   Cortes, Rui M ^d   Bochechas, Jorge H ^e  

^a Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environment and Natural Resources   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e Inland Fisheries Division   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; IBIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; SALMO TRUTTA; SQUALIUS CAROLITERTII;

EID: 84857247210     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-175.1     Document Type: Article

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