Lake ecosystem effects associated with top-predator removal due to selenium toxicity

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 655, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-148

  Browne, Robert A ^a   Lutz, David ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belews Lake; Fish community; Selenium; Top down effect; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BELEWS LAKE; CLADOCERA; ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS; EXPOSURE LEVEL; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH COMMUNITY; FISH SPECIES; LOW DENSITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYTOPLANKTON DENSITIES; PISCIVOROUS FISH; PRE-IMPACT; SAMPLING PERIOD; SELENIUM TOXICITY; TOP-DOWN EFFECT; TOPDOWN; ZOOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; SELENIUM;

LAKES;

LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PISCIVORE; SAMPLING; SELENIUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TOXICITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

BELEWS LAKE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CLADOCERA; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS;

EID: 77957141059     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0416-3     Document Type: Article

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