Influences of natural acidity and introduced fish on faunal assemblages in California alpine lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2478-2491

  Bradford, David F ^a,c   Cooper, Scott D ^b,d   Jenkins Jr , Thomas M ^b   Kratz, Kim ^b   Sarnelle, Orlando ^b,e   Brown, Aaron D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

DAPHNIA; DIAPTOMUS; HESPERODIAPTOMUS; HESPEROPHYLAX; RANA MUSCOSA;

EID: 0032429182     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-128     Document Type: Article

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