Effects of colonizing predators on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations in lakes recovering from acidification and metal stress

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1413-1428

  Lippert, Kelly A ^a   Gunn, John M ^a   Morgan, George E ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOMASS; BODY CONDITION; COLONIZATION; DIETARY SHIFT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; LAKE; PERCID; PREDATOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 36249011293     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-097     Document Type: Article

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