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The ecology of pike: aspects of population biology and movement of pike (Esox lucius L.) as determined by ultrasonic tracking in an artificial reservoir

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posted on 2018-02-27, 14:22 authored by Rosalind M. Wright
The population of pike and their movements were studied in Staunton Harold Reservoir, Derbyshire. The length–frequency, length–weight relationship, relative condition, age and growth of pike were determined mainly from 85 pike caught by angling. The population of adult pike in the reservoir was estimated to be 430 with a biomass of 23 kg/ha and production of 4.01 kg/ha. [Continues.]

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  • Geography and Environment

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© Rosalind M. Wright

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

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1980

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A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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