Assessment of long-term changes in habitat availability for Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in a temperate lake using oxygen profiles and hydroacoustic surveys

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 393-402

  Jones, Ian D ^a   Winfield, Ian J ^a   Carse, Fiona ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echo sounding; Eutrophication; Salmonid; Stratification; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 38149094810     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01902.x     Document Type: Article

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