Relationships between body size and trophic position of consumers in temperate freshwater lakes

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-212

  Persaud, A D ^a,b   Dillon, P J ^a   Molot, L A ^b   Hargan, K E ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Fish; Stable isotopes; Trophic position; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 84855307423     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0212-9     Document Type: Article

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