Growth and survival of rainbow smelt, and their role as prey for stocked salmonids in lake champlain

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-96

  Kirn, Richard A ^a,b   Lafiar, George W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; LAKE TROUT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAINBOW SMELT; SEA LAMPREY; WALLEYE;

USA, NEW YORK, LAKE CHAMPLAIN; USA, VERMONT, LAKE CHAMPLAIN;

OSMERUS MORDAX; PETROMYSON MARINUS; SALMO SALAR; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0029657744     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0087:GASORS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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