Response of littoral invertebrates to reduction of fish density: Simultaneous experiments in ponds with different fish assemblages

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 397-408

  Pierce, Clay L ^a   Hinrichs, Bruce D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUEGILL; BLUESPOTTED SUNFISH; CHAIN PICKEREL; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ENNEACANTHUS GLORIOSUS; ESOX NIGER; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0030618967     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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