A bioenergetics modeling evaluation of top-down control of ruffe in the St. Louis River, Western Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-342

  Mayo, Kathleen R ^a,d   Selgeby, James H ^a,c   McDonald, Michael E ^b  

^a Great Lakes Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c Rt 1 Box 24 ^*  (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics modeling; Lake Superior; Predators; Ruffe; St. Louis River; Top down control

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS MODEL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PISCIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

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

ESOX LUCIUS; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; ICTALURUS NEBULOSUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEUS; NOTROPIS ATHERINOIDES; NOTROPIS HUDSONIUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM VITREUM;

EID: 0031879031     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70824-X     Document Type: Article

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