Introduced northern pike predation on salmonids in southcentral Alaska

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 268-279

  Sepulveda, Adam J ^a   Rutz, David S ^b   Ivey, Sam S ^b   Dunker, Kristine J ^b   Gross, Jackson A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Diet; Esox lucius; Northern pike; Prey specific abundance; Salmon; Susitna River

Indexed keywords

COTTUS COGNATUS; ESOCIDAE; ESOX LUCIUS; LAMPETRA; LETHENTERON JAPONICUM; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; PETROMYZONTIDAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84875054985     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eff.12024     Document Type: Article

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