Density-dependent interactions in an Arctic char - brown trout system: Competition, predation, or both?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 610-616

  Persson, Lennart ^a   Amundsen, Per Arne ^b   De Roos, André M ^c   Knudsen, Rune ^b   Primicerio, Raul ^b   Klemetsen, Anders ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENCOUNTER RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID; SIZE STRUCTURE;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 84876326182     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0175     Document Type: Article

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