Winter ecology of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a subarctic lake, Norway

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 765-775

  Amundsen, Per Arne ^a   Knudsen, Rune ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Feeding; Fish; Habitat choice; Ice; Interactions; Winter

Indexed keywords

CONDITION FACTOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT SELECTION; INSECT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

ARTHROPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; HEXAPODA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 70349515319     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9261-8     Document Type: Article

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