Resource Partitioning and Niche Shifts of Bream ( Abramis brama ) and Eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) Mediated by Predation of Smelt ( Osmerus eperlanus ) on Daphnia hyalina

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Lammens, Eddy H. R. R., Nie, Henrik W. de, Vijverberg, Jacobus, Densen, Wim L T. van
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Brama; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f85-169; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f85-169

The resource partitioning of the bream (Abramis brama) and eel (Anguilla anguilla) populations in Lake Tjeukemeer, The Netherlands, was related to the variation in abundance of their most important food organisms, Daphnia hyalina and larval chironomids. Niche shifts of both bream and eel populations...