Spatial patterns in fish biomass and relative trophic level abundance in a wastewater enriched river

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-353

  Askey, P J ^a   Hogberg, L K ^a   Post, J R ^a   Jackson, L J ^a   Rhodes, T ^b   Thompson, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Food web; Nutrients; Proposium williamsoni; River; Total phosphorus; Trophic level abundance; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PROSOPIUM WILLIAMSONI; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34547680462     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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