The trophic interactions of young Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in an Arctic tundra stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 637-648

  Golden, Heidi E ^a,c   Deegan, Linda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; NUTRIENT STATUS; PREDATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

USA, ALASKA, KUPARUT RIVER;

THYMALLUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 0031811064     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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