Electrofishing efficiency in low conductivity neotropical streams: Towards a non-destructive fish sampling method

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-243

  Allard, L ^a,b   Grenouillet, G ^a   Khazraie, K ^c   Tudesque, L ^a   Vigouroux, R ^b   Brosse, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b BP 823   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Abundance; Fish assemblage; French Guiana; Richness; Rotenone; Stream depth

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROFISHING; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PESTICIDE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 84900328028     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fme.12071     Document Type: Article

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