Summer stream habitat partitioning by sympatric Arctic charr, Atlantic salmon and brown trout in two sub-arctic rivers

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1069-1081

  Heggenes, J ^a   Saltveit, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; Atlantic salmon; Brown trout; Competition; Habitat; Streams

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 35248816400     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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