Bottom-up control of whitefish populations in ultra-oligotrophic Lake Brienz

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-288

  Müller, Rudolf ^a   Breitenstein, Martina ^b   Bia, Mampasi Mbuenemo ^a   Rellstab, Christian ^a,c   Kirchhofer, Arthur ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b WFN Wasser Fisch Natur ^*  (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics model; Bottom up effects; Coregonids; Fishing yield; Food chain; Oligotrophication

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD ORGANISM; GROWTH; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SALMONID; TURBIDITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; BRIENZERSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34447129722     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0874-5     Document Type: Article

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