Feeding ecology of emerald shiners and rainbow smelt in central Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-198

  Pothoven, Steven A ^a   Vanderploeg, Henry A ^a   Ludsin, Stuart A ^b   Höök, Tomas O ^c   Brandt, Stephen B ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerald shiner; Feeding ecology; Hypoxia; Lake Erie; Rainbow smelt; Ration

Indexed keywords

EMERALD SHINER; FEEDING ECOLOGY; HYPOXIA; LAKE ERIE; RAINBOW SMELT; RATION;

ECOLOGY; FEEDING; GEMS; NUTRITION;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HYPOLIMNION; HYPOXIA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; TELEOST; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

BYTHOTREPHES; CHIRONOMIDAE; LEPTODORA; NOTROPIS ATHERINOIDES; OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 67349170078     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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