Planktivory by the predacious cladoceran Bythotrephes longimanus: Effects on zooplankton size structure and abundance

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1865-1872

  Wahlström, Eva ^a   Westman, Erika ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; BYTHOTREPHES; BYTHOTREPHES LONGIMANUS; HOLOPEDIUM GIBBERUM; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0000169836     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-123     Document Type: Article

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