Long-term food web change in Lake Superior

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2118-2129

  Schmidt, Stephanie N ^a   Jake Vander Zanden, M ^a   Kitchell, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIET; FOOD WEB; HABITAT CREATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

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

COREGONUS REIGHARDI; COREGONUS ZENITHICUS;

EID: 70849117809     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-151     Document Type: Article

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