Detection and population estimation for small-bodied fishes in a sand-bed river

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1553-1570

  Widmer, Ann M ^a   Burckhardt, Laura L ^a   Kehmeier, Jon W ^a   Gonzales, Eric J ^b   Nicolas Medley, C ^c,e   Valdez, Richard A ^d  

^a SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission   (United States)

^d SWCA Environmental Consultants   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CYPRINID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MESH SIZE; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NEW MEXICO; PECOS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINELLA LUTRENSIS; HYBOGNATHUS PLACITUS; HYBOGNATHUS STRAMINEUS; MACRHYBOPSIS AESTIVALIS; NOTROPIS JEMEZANUS; NOTROPIS SIMUS PECOSENSIS; PECOS; PISCES;

EID: 84862308375     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M09-083.1     Document Type: Article

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