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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
thesis
posted on 2018-02-27, 14:22 authored by Rosalind M. WrightThe 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.]
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
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© Rosalind M. WrightPublisher statement
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/Publication date
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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.Language
- en