Determinants of the distribution of juvenile fish in the littoral area of a shallow lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 410-424

  Lewin, Wolf Christian ^a   Okun, Nils ^a   Mehner, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diel migration; Diet; Habitat complexity; Littoral habitat; Perca fluviatilis; Rutilus rutilus

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; DIET; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT;

INVERTEBRATA; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PHRAGMITES; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 1842536361     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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