Invasive salmonids and lake order interact in the decline of puye grande Galaxias platei in western Patagonia lakes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 828-842

  Correa, Cristian ^a   Hendry, Andrew P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AICc; Aplochiton; Chile; Constraint to salmonid invasiveness; Deforestation; Galaxiidae; Information theoretic approach; Invasive trout; Path analysis; Yulton Lake

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INDEX METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVENESS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMITING FACTOR; PATH ANALYSIS; POPULATION DECLINE; REFUGIUM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALMONID; TELEOST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKE; OSMERIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; SALMONID; TREE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKES; OSMERIFORMES; POPULATION; SALMONIDAE; TREES;

AISEN; CHILE; PATAGONIA;

APLOCHITON; CYPRINIDAE; GALAXIAS PLATEI; GALAXIIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84860227105     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1174.1     Document Type: Article

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