A model of bluegill-largemouth bass interactions in relation to aquatic vegetation and its management

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 139-156

  Trebitz, Anett ^a,c   Carpenter, Stephen ^a   Cunningham, Paul ^b   Johnson, Brett ^b,d   Lillie, Richard ^b   Marshall, David ^b   Martin, Thomas ^a,e   Narf, Richard ^b   Pellett, Thomas ^b   Stewart, Scott ^b   Storlie, Christine ^a,b   Unmuth, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Eurasian milfoil; Largemouth bass; Macrophyte management; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; BLUEGILL SUNFISH; EURASIAN MILFOIL; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MANAGEMENT; MODELLING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

HALORAGACEAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MYRIOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0030618319     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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