Population responses of perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) to recovery from acidification in small Finnish lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 528, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 107-122

  Tammi, Jouni ^a   Rask, Martti ^b   Vuorenmaa, Jussi ^c   Lappalainen, Antti ^b   Vesala, Sami ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

acidification; headwater lakes; perch; population; recovery; roach

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; HEADWATER LAKES; POPULATION RESPONSES;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BIODIVERSITY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SULFATE MINERALS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

FISH PONDS;

ACIDIFICATION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CYPRINID; PERCIFORM; POPULATION GROWTH; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

CYPRINIDAE; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PERCIFORMES; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 7244234410     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2336-6     Document Type: Article

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