Recent introductions of the ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) to Coregonus and Perca lakes in Europe and an analysis of their natural distributions in Sweden and Finland

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-248

  Winfield, Ian J ^a   Rösch, Roland ^b   Appelberg, Magnus ^c   Kinnerbäck, Anders ^c   Rask, Martti ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fischereiforschungstelle Baden W   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bassenthwaite Lake; Europe; Introductions; Lake Constance; Native populations; Ruffe

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED FISH; RUFFE;

BASSEMNTHWAITE LAKE; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAKE CONSTACE; SWEDEN; UK;

COREGONUS ALBULA; COREGONUS LAVARETUS; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILIS RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 0344972937     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70816-0     Document Type: Article

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