Advancing the science and practice of fish kill investigations

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-33

  La, Van T ^a   Cooke, Steven J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic systems; Conservation; Fish kills; Fish mortality; Fisheries; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860534496     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2010.531793     Document Type: Article

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