Adverse effects of alewives on Laurentian Great Lakes fish communities

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 263-282

  Madenjian, Charles P ^a   O'Gorman, Robert ^a   Bunnell, David B ^a   Argyle, Ray L ^a   Roseman, Edward F ^a   Warner, David M ^a   Stockwell, Jason D ^a   Stapanian, Martin A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYPRINID; DIET; GADOID; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; SALMONID;

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

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; COREGONUS HOYI; COTTUS COGNATUS; LOTA; LOTA LOTA; MYOXOCEPHALUS THOMPSONII; NOTROPIS ATHERINOIDES; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 42149092629     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-012.1     Document Type: Review

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