Predator-prey encounter rates in freshwater piscivores: Effects of prey density and water transparency

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-290

  Turesson, Håkan ^a   Brönmark, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambush forager; Encounter rate; Piscivore; Turbidity; Water colour

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENCOUNTER RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PISCIVORE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; TURBIDITY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; ESOCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ESOCIDAE; FRESH WATER; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547811378     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0728-9     Document Type: Article

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