Resistance of the prey-to-predator ratio to environmental gradients and to biomanipulations

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2387-2394

  Donald, David B ^a   Anderson, R Stewart ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomanipulations; Exotic species; Keystone species; Lakes; Predators; Prey; Prey predator ratio; Rocky Mountains, Canada

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR;

AMPHIPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COUESIUS PLUMBEUS; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0345447497     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-3067     Document Type: Article

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