Density-dependent processes in structured fish populations: Interaction strengths in whole-lake experiments

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-175

  Post, John R ^a   Parkinson, E A ^b   Johnston, N T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Competitive interactions; Consumptive allometry; Density dependence; Density dependent growth and survival; Exploitative competition, relative contribution of; Interaction strengths; Interference competition, relative contribution of; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Rainbow trout; Whole lake experiments

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISH; GROWTH;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; ONCHORYNCHUS; ONCHORYNCHUS MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032949357     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0155:DDPISF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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