The role of trout in stream food webs: Integrating evidence from field surveys and experiments

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 421-433

  Meissner, Kristian ^a,c   Muotka, Timo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Brown trout; Size selective predation; Spatial scale; Streams

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; FOOD WEB; SALMONID; STREAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RIVER; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RIVERS; TROUT;

BAETIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33645422022     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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