Trophic connections in Lake Superior Part II: The nearshore fish community

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550-560

  Gamble, Allison E ^a   Hrabik, Thomas R ^a   Yule, Daniel L ^b   Stockwell, Jason D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diporeia; Fish diets; Lake Superior; Mysis; Nearshore food web; Offshore

Indexed keywords

DIPOREIA; FISH DIETS; LAKE SUPERIOR; MYSIS; NEARSHORES; OFFSHORE;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; FISH; MEATS; NUTRITION; USER INTERFACES;

LAKES;

BENTHIVORY; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PISCIVORE; PLANKTIVORE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; SEASONALITY; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC CONTROL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR;

BYTHOTREPHES; COREGONUS ARTEDI; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; DIPOREIA; MYSIS; MYSIS DILUVIANA; OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 80052354729     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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