The influence of temperature and food chain length on plankton predator-prey dynamics

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 586-595

  Beisner, Beatrix E ^a,c   McCauley, Edward ^a   Wrona, Frederick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CHAIN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE;

CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA PULEX; MESOSTOMA EHRENBERGII; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 0030616698     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-3-586     Document Type: Article

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