Water levels shape fishing participation in flood-control reservoirs

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-86

  Miranda, L E ^a   Meals, K O ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch Rate; Fishability; Fishing Effort; Flood Control Reservoir; Water Levels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878324432     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2013.775200     Document Type: Article

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