Indirect effects of lake acidification on Chaoborus population dynamics: The role of food limitation and predation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 637-646

  Fischer, Janet M ^a   Frost, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOBORUS; AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS PUNCTIPENNIS; COPEPODA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MESOCYCLOPS EDAX; ROTIFERA;

ACIDIFICATION; FOOD LIMITATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

USA, WISCONSIN, LITTLE ROCK LAKE;

EID: 85047676342     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-313     Document Type: Article

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