Growth and survival of hatchery-produced Atlantic sturgeon released as young-of-year into the Hudson River, New York

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-32

  Mohler, Jerre W ^a   Sweka, John A ^a   Kahnle, Andrew ^b   Hattala, Kathryn ^b   Higgs, Amanda ^b   DuFour, Mark ^b,c   Breece, Matthew W ^d   Fox, Dewayne A ^d  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus; Atlantic; Growth; Hatchery; Sturgeon; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887293600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1944687X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3996/012011-JFWM-005     Document Type: Article

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