Ichthyoplankton assemblages of coastal west-central Lake Erie and associated habitat characteristics

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 755-769

  McKenna Jr , James E ^a   Davis, Bruce M ^a   Fabrizio, Mary C ^b   Savino, Jacqueline F ^a   Todd, Thomas N ^a   Bur, Michael ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Freshwater fish; Great Lakes; Larval fish; Lentic environment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; FISHERIES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; FRESHWATER FISHES; GREAT LAKES; LARVAL FISHES; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT;

LAKES;

BIODIVERSITY; CLUPEOID; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HABITAT QUALITY; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; NURSERY GROUND; SALMONID; SPAWNING GROUND; SURVIVAL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; AVES; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; NOTROPIS ATHERINOIDES; PERCIDAE;

EID: 58649106895     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330-34.4.755     Document Type: Article

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