Asymmetric competition, habitat selection, and niche overlap in juvenile salmonids

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 134-149

  Young, Kyle A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric competition; Coho salmon; Habitat selection; Interspecific competition; Isoleg analysis; Niche overlap; Oncorhynchus kisutch; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Response surface experimental design; Steelhead trout

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; NICHE OVERLAP; SALMONID; SCALE EFFECT;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1342311345     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0402     Document Type: Article

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