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Assessing electric fishing sampling effort to estimate stream fish assemblage attributes

  1. T. Vehanen1,*,
  2. T. Sutela1,
  3. P. Jounela1,
  4. A. Huusko2,
  5. A. Mäki-Petäys1

Article first published online: 9 NOV 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2012.00859.x

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Fisheries Management and Ecology

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 10–20, February 2013

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Vehanen, T., Sutela, T., Jounela, P., Huusko, A. and Mäki-Petäys, A. (2013), Assessing electric fishing sampling effort to estimate stream fish assemblage attributes. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 20: 10–20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2012.00859.x

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  1. 1

    Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Oulu, Finland

  2. 2

    Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Paltamo, Finland

*Correspondence: Teppo Vehanen, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, University of Oulu, Rakentajantie 3, PO Box 413, Oulu FI-90014, Finland (e-mail: teppo.vehanen@rktl.fi)

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 9 NOV 2012

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