Cascading effects of generalist fish introduction in oligotrophic lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 711, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-113

  Strock, Kristin E ^a   Saros, Jasmine E ^a   Simon, Kevin S ^a,c   McGowan, Suzanne ^b   Kinnison, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fish introduction; Paleolimnology; Plankton; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIET; FOOD WEB; GENERALIST; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PERCID; PLANKTIVORY; PLANKTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC STATUS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; MORONE AMERICANA;

EID: 84876856660     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1469-x     Document Type: Article

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