Seasonal influence of brook trout and mottled sculpin on lower trophic levels in an Appalachian stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 524-535

  Cheever, B M ^a,b   Simon, K S ^a,c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brook trout; Mottled sculpin; Predation; Top down control; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COTTUS BAIRDII; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 60349125285     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02128.x     Document Type: Article

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