Recovery of the endangered trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis: What have we achieved in more than 25 years?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 822-837

  Koehn, John D ^a   Lintermans, Mark ^b   Lyon, Jarod P ^a   Ingram, Brett A ^d   Gilligan, Dean M ^c   Todd, Charles R ^a   Douglas, John W ^d  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Fisheries NSW   (Australia)

^d Snobs Creek hatchery ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation; Endangered species; Freshwater fish; Recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGLING; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CREATION; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84883720166     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12262     Document Type: Article

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