Patterns of trophic niche divergence between invasive and native fishes in wild communities are predictable from mesocosm studies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1071-1080

  Tran, Thi Nhat Quyen ^a   Jackson, Michelle C ^a,b   Sheath, Danny ^a   Verreycken, Hugo ^c   Britton, J Robert ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Freshwater ecosystems; Invasive species; Stable isotope analysis; Trophic niche width; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NICHE PARTITIONING; STABLE ISOTOPE; SYMPATRY; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WILD POPULATION;

GOBIO; PISCES; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; CYPRINIDAE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POND;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CYPRINIDAE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PONDS;

EID: 84932177863     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12360     Document Type: Article

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