Fish trophic divergence along a lake productivity gradient revealed by historic patterns of invasion and eutrophication

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2517-2531

  Tuckett, Quenton M ^a   Simon, Kevin S ^b   Saros, Jasmine E ^a   Halliwell, David B ^c   Kinnison, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Lake productivity; Secchi depth; Stable isotopes; Trophic specialization

Indexed keywords

MORONE AMERICANA; PISCES;

EID: 84889657440     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12229     Document Type: Article

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