Consumption of fish and other prey items by Lake Erie waterbirds

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-227

  Hebert, Craig E ^a   Morrison, Heather A ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aqualink   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergetic; Bird; Consumption; Fish; Lake Erie

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FISHERIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; OCEAN HABITATS;

FISH CONSUMPTION;

LAKES;

AVIFAUNA; BIOENERGETICS; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PISCIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE ERIE); NORTH AMERICA;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; AYTHYA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; MERGUS MERGANSER; MERGUS SERRATOR; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038349121     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70428-6     Document Type: Article

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