Factors Limiting Brook Trout Biomass in Northeastern Vermont Streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-139

  Kratzer, Jud F ^a   Warren, Dana R ^b  

^a Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BIOMASS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; HABITAT TYPE; LIMITING FACTOR; PH; RIFFLE; SALMONID; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 84876311335     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2012.743934     Document Type: Article

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