Changes in phytoplankton, benthic invertebrate and fish assemblages of boreal lakes following invasion by Gonyostomum semen

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1937-1948

  Trigal, Cristina ^a   Goedkoop, Willem ^a   Johnson, Richard K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benthic secondary production; Fish; Gonyostomum semen; Macroinvertebrates; Phytoplankton blooms

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAOBORUS FLAVICANS; GONYOSTOMUM SEMEN; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052965674     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02615.x     Document Type: Article

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