Spatial and temporal variation in distribution of larval lake whitefish in eastern Lake Ontario: Signs of recovery?

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-100

  McKenna Jr , James E ^a   Johnson, James H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coregonid production; Great Lakes; Ichthyoplankton; Native fish

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATIC CHANGES; CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS; COREGONID PRODUCTION; GREAT LAKES; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE WHITEFISHES; LARVAL DENSITIES; LARVAL GROWTHS; NATIVE FISH; NEAR SHORES; NEW YORK; OPEN WATERS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPAWNING GROUND; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHAUMONT BAY; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 62649149752     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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