Lake depth and geographical position modify lake fish assemblages of the European 'Central Plains' ecoregion

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2285-2297

  Mehner, Thomas ^a   Holmgren, Kerstin ^b   Lauridsen, Torben L ^c   Jeppesen, Erik ^c   Diekmann, Markus ^a,d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Institut für Fischkunde Cuxhaven   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fish abundance; Geographical position; Lake morphometry; Lake productivity; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

COREGONUS ALBULA; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 35248861570     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01836.x     Document Type: Article

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