Ecological change in Great Lakes communities - A matter of perspective

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Sprules, W Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRITION; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38949093619     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-136     Document Type: Article

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