Evaluation of food web and fish dietary niches in oligotrophic Lake Annecy by gut content and stable isotope analysis

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-127

  Janjua, Muhammad Yamin ^a   Gerdeaux, Daniel ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

fish diet; food webs; Lake Annecy; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 79953887386     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2011.566413     Document Type: Article

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