Resource use by salmonids in riverine, lacustrine and marine environments: Evidence from stable isotope analysis

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 309-319

  Jardine, Timothy D ^a   Cartwright, Daniel F ^a   Dietrich, Jason P ^b   Cunjak, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Assimilation; Brook; Diet; Lake; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

DIET; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCE USE; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN BROOK POND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 21144437003     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-005-2259-8     Document Type: Article

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