Pelagic distribution of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in small Canadian Shield lakes with respect to temperature, dissolved oxygen, and light

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 170-179

  Sellers, Todd J ^a   Parker, Brian R ^a   Schindler, David W ^a   Tonn, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LAKE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PELAGIC FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE; SALMONIFORMES; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0031899739     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-232     Document Type: Article

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