Influence of fish on habitat choice of water birds: A whole system experiment

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2915-2925

  Haas, Karin ^a   Köhler, Ursula ^b   Diehl, Sebastian ^a   Köhler, Peter ^b   Dietrich, Sabine ^a   Holler, Stefan ^a   Jaensch, Andreas ^a   Niedermaier, Manfred ^a   Vilsmeier, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carp; Competition; Cyprinus carpio; Ismaninger speichersee mit Fischteichen; Macroalgae; Macroinvertebrates; Macrophytes; Wing feather molt

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINID; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MOLT; POND; PROTECTED AREA; WATERFOWL;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ISMANING RESERVOIR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARP; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARPS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

EID: 38449118971     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1981.1     Document Type: Article

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