Planktivory in the changing Lake Huron zooplankton community: Bythotrephes consumption exceeds that of Mysis and fish

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1281-1296

  Bunnell, David B ^a   Davis, Bruce M ^a   Warner, David M ^a   Chriscinske, Margret A ^a   Roseman, Edward F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics modelling; Bythotrephes; Food web; Mysis, planktivory

Indexed keywords

BYTHOTREPHES; BYTHOTREPHES LONGIMANUS; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; COREGONUS HOYI; CYCLOPOIDA; INVERTEBRATA; MYSIS; MYSIS RELICTA; OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 79958728249     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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