Life history, distribution, and production of Diporeia near the Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 579-590

  Auer, Nancy A ^a   Cannon, Bridget A ^c   Auer, Martin T ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic organisms; Biomass; Diporeia; Great Lakes; Gut fullness; Lake Superior; Lipids; Production

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; DIPOREIA; GREAT LAKES; GUT FULLNESS; LAKE SUPERIOR;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD ADDITIVES; LIPIDS; WATER CONTENT;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE INDEX; BENTHOS; BIOENERGETICS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; LIPID; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

KEWEENAW PENINSULA; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; DIPOREIA;

EID: 70350761669     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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