Aquaculture, non-native salmonid invasions and associated declines of native fishes in Northern Patagonian lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1135-1147

  Arismendi, Iván ^a   Soto, Doris ^b   Penaluna, Brooke ^c   Jara, Carlos ^a   Leal, Carlos ^a   LeÓn MuÑoz, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gillnet; Oligotrophic lakes; Predation; Salmon farming; Stomach analysis

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 64149129439     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02157.x     Document Type: Article

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