Stage-specific interactions between dominant consumers within a small stream ecosystem: Direct and indirect consequences

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-192

  Bondar, Carin A ^a   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oncorhynchus clarkii; Ontogeny; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Reciprocal interaction; Stage structured effects; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; COEXISTENCE; CRAYFISH; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; LEAF LITTER; ONTOGENY; RECIPROCITY; SALMONID; STREAM;

ASTACOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84884358638     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-078.1     Document Type: Article

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