Population dynamics and growth of perch in a small, humic lake over a 20-year period - importance of abiotic and biotic factors

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. A, 2014, Pages 112-123

  Rask, Martti ^a   Sairanen, Samuli ^a   Vesala, Sami ^a   Arvola, Lauri ^b   Estlander, Satu ^b   Olin, Mikko ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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