Bioenergetics evaluation of the fish community in the western arm of lake superior in 2004

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1649-1667

  Negus, Mary T ^a   Schreiner, Donald R ^a   Halpern, Theodore N ^a   Schram, Stephen T ^b   Seider, Michael J ^b   Pratt, Dennis M ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CARRYING CAPACITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKE; NATURALIZATION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

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

COREGONUS ARTEDI; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX; SALMO; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 58249123518     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-176.1     Document Type: Article

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