Using zooplankton biomass size spectra to assess ecological change in a well-studied freshwater lake ecosystem: Oneida Lake, New York

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2687-2699

  Gamble, Allison E ^a,d   Lloyd, Russ ^b,e   Aiken, John ^b   Johannsson, Ora E ^c   Mills, Edward L ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^c GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^e 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SIZE STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ONEIDA LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947172389     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-153     Document Type: Article

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