Contrasting effects of fish predation in a fishless and fish-bearing stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-142

  Rosenfeld, Jordan S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INVERTEBRATE; PREDATION; STREAM;

CANADA;

COTTUS ASPER; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

EID: 0033951537     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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