Fish community changes in the St. Louis River estuary, Lake Superior, 1989-1996: Is it ruffe, or population dynamics?

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-318

  Bronte, Charles R ^a   Evrard, Lori M ^a   Brown, William P ^b   Mayo, Kathleen R ^c   Edwards, Andrew J ^d  

^a Great Lakes Science Center   (United States)

^b Red Lake Dept of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d 1854 Treaty Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Gymnocephalus cernuus; Lake Superior; Native species; Population dynamics; Recruitment; Ruffe

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FISH COMMUNITY; INTRODUCED FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RUFFE;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; MINNESOTA; ST LOUIS ESTUARY; USA;

GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS;

EID: 0031828637     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70822-6     Document Type: Article

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