A Geomorphic–Trophic Model for Landscape Control of Arctic Lake Food Webs

A Geomorphic–Trophic Model for Landscape Control of Arctic Lake Food Webs

The geomorphic-trophic hypothesis for Arctic lake food webs is a unifying conceptual model of the Arctic landscape. Because landscape criteria control the distribution of fishes, and fish control lake trophic structure, the landscape indirectly controls lake trophic structure.

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioscience 1999-11, Vol.49 (11), p.887-897
Hauptverfasser: Hershey, Anne E., Gettel, Gretchen M., McDonald, Michael E., Miller, Michael C., Mooers, Howard, O'Brien, W. John, Pastor, John, Richards, Carl, Schuldt, Jeff A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Animal communities
Animals
Aquatic communities
Community Relations
Fish
Food chains
Food webs
Freshwater
Freshwater fishes
Glacial lakes
Hypotheses
Lakes
Landscapes
Marine fishes
Overview Articles
Salvelinus namaycush
Sculpin
Trout
USA, Alaska
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Zusammenfassung:The geomorphic-trophic hypothesis for Arctic lake food webs is a unifying conceptual model of the Arctic landscape. Because landscape criteria control the distribution of fishes, and fish control lake trophic structure, the landscape indirectly controls lake trophic structure.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1313648