Invasion of north European streams by brook trout: Hostile takeover or pre-adapted habitat niche segregation?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1363-1375

  Korsu, Kai ^a,b   Huusko, Ari ^b   Muotka, Timo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Interspecific competition; Multi scale approach; Niche differentiation; Nonnative salmonids; Trout

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOTIC FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NICHE; SALMONID;

EUROPE;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 77952290842     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9553-x     Document Type: Article

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