Larval lake whitefish abundance, diet and growth and their zooplankton prey abundance during a period of ecosystem change on the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-74

  Hoyle, James A ^a   Johannsson, Ora E ^b   Bowen, Kelly L ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladocerans; Cyclopoid copepods; Dreissenid mussels; Lake whitefish recruitment; Prey availability

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; CYCLOPOIDA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 79952378628     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2011.548730     Document Type: Article

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