Spatial and environmental correlates of fish community structure in Canadian Shield lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2780-2792

  Bertolo, Andrea ^a   Magnan, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PISCIVORE; PREDATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WATERSHED;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; ESOX LUCIUS; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 33947131583     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-161     Document Type: Article

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