Fish predation on Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) herbivores and indirect effects on macrophytes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1049-1057

  Ward, Darren M ^a,b   Newman, Raymond M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; HERBIVORE; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; PREDATION RISK; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SURVEY; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EURASIA;

EID: 33745584628     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-010     Document Type: Article

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