Using boat electrofishing to estimate the abundance of invasive common carp in small Midwestern lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 817-822

  Bajer, Przemyslaw G ^a   Sorensen, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOATING; CATCH COMPOSITION; CYPRINID; ELECTROFISHING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DENSITY;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 84871311523     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2012.690822     Document Type: Article

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