Assessing shifts in fish assemblages of German large lakes by literature data and commercial catch statistics

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-103

  Brämick, Uwe ^a   Diekmann, Markus ^b,c   Lemcke, Roland ^d,e   Mehner, Thomas ^b  

^a Institute of Inland Fisheries   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c Institut für Fischkunde Cuxhaven   (Germany)

^d State Extension Service Mecklenburg Vorpommern   (Germany)

^e Abt Fischerei   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abundance changes of species; Catch statistics and literature data; Fish assemblages; Large lakes; Species turnover; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCH STATISTICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FISHERY SURVEY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LOCAL EXTINCTION; SALMONID; TURNOVER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 44849128678     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0171-0087     Document Type: Article

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