The food web structure and ecosystem properties of a filter-feeding carps dominated deep reservoir ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 279-289

  Liu, Qi Gen ^a,b   Chen, Yong ^c   Li, Jia Le ^a   Chen, Li Qiao ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristichthys nobilis; Ecopath model; Ecosystem properties; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Lake Qiandaohu; Stocking; Throughput; Trophic flow; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); THROUGHPUT;

ARISTICHTHYS NOBILIS; ECOPATH MODEL; ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; LAKE QIANDAOHU; TROPHIC FLOW; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CYPRINID; DETRITUS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY FLOW; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC FISH; RESERVOIR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QIANDAOHU LAKE; ZHEJIANG;

CYPRINIDAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS;

EID: 34047113866     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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