Impacts of altered benthic invertebrate communities on the feeding ecology of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in metal-contaminated lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 153-162

  Kovecses J ^a,c   Sherwood, G D ^b   Rasmussen, J B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Royal Botanical Gardens   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CADMIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPER; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PERCIFORM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 19744367128     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f04-181     Document Type: Article

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