Changes in feeding niche widths of perch and roach following biomanipulation, revealed by stable isotope analysis

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-434

  Syväranta, Jari ^a   Jones, Roger I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition; Niche; Perch; Roach; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 38649085617     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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