Benthic macroinvertebrate and fish communities in Lake Huron are linked to submerged groundwater vents

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Garrison Sanders, Jr ^a,d   Biddanda, Bopaiah A ^a   Stricker, Craig A ^b   Nold, Stephen C ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^d Crooked River Watershed Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web; Groundwater; Lake Huron; Stable isotopes; Submerged sinkholes

Indexed keywords

METAZOA;

EID: 79952309665     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00318     Document Type: Article

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