Influence of lateral gradients of hydrologic connectivity on trophic positions of fishes in the Upper Mississippi River

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-620

  Roach, Katherine A ^a,c   Thorp, James H ^a   Delong, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fishes; Food chain length; Food web; Stable isotopes; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 60349103438     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02137.x     Document Type: Article

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