Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen as indicators of diet and trophic structure of the fish community in a shallow hypereutrophic lake

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1233-1243

  Gu, B ^a   Schelske, C L ^a   Hoyer, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; food web; Lake Apopka

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH COMMUNITY; FOOD WEB; HYPEREUTROPHIC LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE APOPKA;

EID: 0030301341     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0250     Document Type: Article

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