Disruption of the lower food web in Lake Ontario: Did it affect alewife growth or condition?

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-402

  O'Gorman, R ^a   Prindle, S E ^b   Lantry, J R ^b   Lantry, B F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bythotrephes; Cercopagis; Diporeia; Dreissenids; Great lakes

Indexed keywords

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; BYTHOTREPHES; CERCOPAGIS; DIPOREIA; DREISSENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 57349134888     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980802515526     Document Type: Conference Paper

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