Predator transitions in stream communities: A model and evidence from field studies

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 533-544

  Creed, Robert P ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold water fish; Community structure; Environmental gradients; Fish; Macroinvertebrates; Predation; Species composition; Sunfish; Trout; Warm water fish

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISH; HYDROLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR; STREAM;

AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ASTACOIDEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33747589243     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[533:PTISCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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