Cladoceran body length and Secchi disk transparency in northeastern U.S. lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1477-1486

  Stemberger, Richard S ^a   Miller, Eric K ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LAKE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; TRANSPARENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLADOCERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1442315461     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-124     Document Type: Article

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