Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) nursery lake fertilization: Review and summary of results

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-162

  Hyatt, K D ^a   McQueen, D J ^b   Shortreed, K S ^c   Rankin, D P ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b Aquatic Ecosystem Associates Inc   (Canada)

^c Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic food web; Bottom up; Lake fertilization; Sockeye salmon

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; CONSERVATION; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN;

AQUATIC; BOTTOM-UP; FERTILIZATION; FOOD WEB; LAKE FERTILIZATION; SOCKEYE SALMON;

LAKES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 11044223856     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/A04-008     Document Type: Review

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