Effect of introduced piscivores on native minnow communities in Adirondack lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 570-580

  Findlay, C Scott ^a   Bert, Daniel G ^b   Zheng, Ligang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKE; PISCIVORE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ESOX LUCIUS; LUXILUS CORNUTUS; MARGARISCUS MARGARITA; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; PHOXINUS EOS; PIMEPHALES NOTATUS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 0034019831     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-276     Document Type: Article

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