Predator-dependent functional responses and interaction strengths in a natural food web

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2215-2226

  Essington, Timothy E ^a   Hansson, Sture ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GADOID; MORTALITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADUS MORHUA; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 17144367353     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-146     Document Type: Article

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