Food web position of burbot relative to lake trout, northern pike, and lake whitefish in four sub-Arctic boreal lakes

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Cott, Peter A ^a,b   Johnston, T A ^b,c   Gunn, J M ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; ESOX LUCIUS; LOTA; LOTA LOTA; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 80052208597     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01843.x     Document Type: Article

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