Spatial and ontogenetic variability of sea lamprey diets in Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 434-449

  Harvey, Chris J ^a   Ebener, Mark P ^b   White, Carolyn K ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web structure; Impact assessment; Invasive species; Lake trout; Sea lamprey; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FISH; ISOTOPES;

FOOD WEBS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE TROUT; SEA LAMPREYS; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

LAKES;

DIET; ECOREGION; FISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MORTALITY; ONTOGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

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

CATOSTOMUS; COREGONUS; COREGONUS ARTEDI; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; PETROMYZON; PETROMYZON MARINUS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 53649086042     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34[434:SAOVOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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