Effects of large lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) on the dietary habits of small lake trout: A comparison of stable isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) and stomach content analyses

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 175-185

  Keyse, Matthew D ^a   Fortino, Kenneth ^b   Hershey, Anne E ^a   O'Brien, W John ^a   Lienesch, Philip W ^c   Luecke, Chris ^d   McDonald, Michael E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N and 13C; Foraging constraints; Habitat; Lake trout; Stomach content analysis; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; OCEAN HABITATS;

FORAGING CONSTRAINTS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC POSITION; TROUT; ZOOPLANKTONS;

LAKES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; OPEN WATER; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STATUS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 33846980164     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0399-2     Document Type: Article

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