Competitive interactions between native and exotic salmonids: A combined field and laboratory demonstration

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-143

  Blanchet, S ^a,b   Loot, G ^a   Grenouillet, G ^a   Brosse, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent survival; Biotic interactions; European streams; Growth; Habitat selection; Invasion; Niche overlap; Niche width

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMO TRUTTA FARIO; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 34248374848     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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