The growth of whitefish in relation to water quality and fish species composition

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 741-756

  Raitaniemi, J ^a,b   Malinen, T ^a   Nyberg, K ^a   Rask, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidity; Growth; Roach; Vendace; Water characteristics; Whitefish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

ACTINOPTERYGII; COREGONUS ALBULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033119058     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0914     Document Type: Article

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