Biomass-size spectra and the prediction of fish biomass in lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 994-1006

  Cyr, Hélène ^a,b,c   Peters, Robert H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS-SIZE SPECTRUM MODEL; FISH BIOMASS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 85047675298     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-033     Document Type: Article

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