Structure of marine predator and prey communities along environmental gradients in a glaciated fjord

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2029-2045

  Renner, Martin ^a,b   Arimitsu, Mayumi L ^a,c   Piatt, John F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Tern Again Consulting   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GADOID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTIC ZONE; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD; SILICA; TIDEWATER GLACIER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84871011068     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2012-117     Document Type: Article

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