Spatial patterns in assemblage structures of pelagic forage fish and zooplankton in western Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 395-406

  Johnson, Timothy B ^a,f   Hoff, Michael H ^b,g   Trebitz, Anett S ^c   Bronte, Charles R ^b,h   Corry, Timothy D ^c   Kitchell, James F ^a   Lozano, Stephen J ⁱ   Mason, Doran M ^a,i   Scharold, Jill V ^c   Schram, Stephen T ^d   Schreiner, Donald R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^g US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^h Green Bay Fishery Resource Office   (United States)

ⁱ NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Deepwater cisco; Lake herring; Lake Superior; Rainbow smelt; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DATA REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WATER;

ECOREGIONS; FISHES; LAKE SUPERIOR; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES;

LAKES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CLADOCERA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; COPEPODA; COREGONUS; COREGONUS ARTEDI; COREGONUS JOHANNAE; OSMERUS MORDAX; PISCES; ROTIFERA;

EID: 20144383606     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70400-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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