Long-term changes in invertebrate size structure and composition in a boreal headwater lake with a known minnow introduction

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-226

  Labaj, Andrew L ^a   Joshua, Kurek ^a   Weeber, Russ C ^b   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bosmina; Chaoborus; Fishless lakes; Minnow introduction; Paleolimnology; Predation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HEADWATER; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; WARMING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

BOSMINA; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS AMERICANUS; CYPRINIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876557716     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2013.e17     Document Type: Article

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