Time series analysis of climate-related factors and their impact on a red-listed noble crayfish population in northern Sweden

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1031-1041

  Zimmerman, Jenny Karin Martina ^a   Palo, Rolf Thomas ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; Crayfish; North Atlantic oscillation index; Time series; Water flow

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS ASTACUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 84859431789     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02764.x     Document Type: Article

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