Size-dependent foraging efficiency, cannibalism and zooplankton community structure

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 138-148

  Wahlström, Eva ^a   Persson, Lennart ^a   Diehl, Sebastian ^a,b   Byström, Pär ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Perca fluviatilis; Planktivory; Top predator; Trophic interactions; Whole lakes

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; ZOOPLANKTON;

BOSMINA; CERIODAPHNIA QUADRANGULA; ESOX LUCIUS; HOLOPEDIUM GIBBERUM; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0034008641     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050999     Document Type: Article

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