Effects of fish density and river fertilization on algal standing stocks, invertebrate communities, and fish production in an arctic river

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-283

  Deegan, Linda A ^a   Peterson, Bruce J ^a   Golden, Heidi ^a   McIvor, Carole C ^b   Miller, Michael C ^c  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARCTIC GRAYLING; FISH DENSITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

ARCTIC;

THYMALLUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 85047676184     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-268     Document Type: Article

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