Fish assemblage shifts and population dynamics of smallmouth bass in the beaver archipelago, northern lake michigan: A comparison between historical and recent time periods amidst ecosystem changes

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 550-559

  Kaemingk, Mark A ^a,b   Galarowicz, Tracy L ^a   Clevenger, John A ^c   Clapp, David F ^c   Lenon, Herbert L ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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EID: 84962651884     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2012.670185     Document Type: Article

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