Effects of phytoplankton-induced turbidity on predation success of piscivorous Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis): Possible implications for fish community structure in lakes

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-94

  Radke, Robert J ^a   Gaupisch, Annegret ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PISCIVORY; PREDATION; TURBIDITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY; TURBIDITY; VISIBILITY;

ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; GERMANY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PERCHES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINIDAE; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 13844289208     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0596-7     Document Type: Article

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