Age and growth of European barbel Barbus barbus (Cyprinidae) in the small, mesotrophic River Lee and relative to other populations in England

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 409, 2013, Pages

  Vilizzi, L ^a   Copp, G H ^b,c   Britton, J R ^d  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat; Recruitment; Scale ageing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883434716     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2013054     Document Type: Article

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