Asymmetric impact of piscivorous birds on size-structured fish populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1584-1593

  Beckmann, Christa ^a,b   Biro, Peter A ^a,c   Post, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FISH; LAKES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

FOOD WEB MODELS; MORTALITY; PREDATION RATES;

BIRDS;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIRD; CANNIBALISM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PISCIVORE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33947276704     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-151     Document Type: Article

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