Increased growth and recruitment of piscivorous perch, Perca fluviatilis, during a transient phase of expanding submerged vegetation in a shallow lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2053-2062

  Hargeby, Anders ^a   Blom, Henrik ^b   Blindow, Irmgard ^a,c   Andersson, Gunnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Biologische Station Hiddensee   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Growth; Ontogenetic shift; Perch; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GROWTH; LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; ONTOGENY; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT; SHALLOW WATER; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 33745223902     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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