Ontogenetic trophic interactions and benthopelagic coupling in Lake Washington: Evidence from stable isotopes and diet analysis

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1312-1328

  McIntyre, J K ^a   Beauchamp, D A ^a   Mazur, M M ^a   Overman, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; DIETARY SHIFT; FISH; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ONTOGENY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

LAKE WASHINGTON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

COPEPODA; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES; PTYCHOCHEILUS OREGONENSIS; SALMONIDAE; SPIRINCHUS; SPIRINCHUS THALEICHTHYS;

EID: 33845939587     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T05-099.1     Document Type: Article

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