Ice-cover effects on competitive interactions between two fish species

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-547

  Helland, Ingeborg P ^a   Finstad, Anders G ^a   Forseth, Torbjørn ^a   Hesthagen, Trygve ^a   Ugedal, Ola ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caesium; Energy budget; Gillnets; Interspecific; Salmonids; Space for time; Winter length

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CESIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENERGY BUDGET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; ICE COVER; LIGHT EFFECT; METABOLISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALMONID; SNOW COVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIME SERIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ICE COVER; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD TEMPERATURE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FRESH WATER; ICE COVER; NORWAY; POPULATION GROWTH; TROUT;

NORWAY;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 79953321808     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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