The effects of impoundment and non-native species on a river food web in Mexico's central plateau

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1090-1108

  Mercado Silva, Norman ^a   Helmus, Matthew R ^a   van der Zanden, M Jake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam impacts; Exotic fishes; Habitat alteration; Invasive fishes; Lerma river; Mexico; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOTA; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NICHE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

GUANAJUATO; LERMA RIVER; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CHIROSTOMA JORDANI; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; INVERTEBRATA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PISCES;

EID: 70350333126     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1205     Document Type: Article

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