Lake of flies, or lake of fish? A trophic model of Lake Malawi

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 713-727

  Darwall, William R T ^a   Allison, Edward H ^b   Turner, George F ^c   Irvine, Kenneth ^d  

^a IUCN Species Programme   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Demersal fishes; Fish production; Food web; Lake Malawi; Trophic structure; Trophic transfer efficiency

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; DEMERSAL FISH; FISH PRODUCTION; FOOD WEB; FOOD WEBS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TROPHIC TRANSFER;

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; FOOD SUPPLY; LAKES; MEATS;

FISH;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY FLUX; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MAYFLY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; OPEN WATER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION; SOFTWARE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS EDULIS; COPEPODA; PISCES;

EID: 74249089209     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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