Science Inventory

HABITAT FINGERPRINTS FOR LAKE SUPERIOR COASTAL WETLANDS DERIVED FROM ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF YELLOW PERCH OTOLITHS

Citation:

Brazner, J. C., S. E. Campana, AND D K. Tanner. HABITAT FINGERPRINTS FOR LAKE SUPERIOR COASTAL WETLANDS DERIVED FROM ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF YELLOW PERCH OTOLITHS. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, 133:692-704, (2004).

Description:

Assessing the ecological importance of coastal habitats to Great Lakes ecosystems requires an understanding of the ecological linkages between coastal and offshore waters. . . . Our results suggest that otolith elemental fingerprints may be useful for quantifying the relative contributions of different wetland nursery areas to recruitment in adjacent lake populations.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( JOURNAL/ PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)
Product Published Date:04/09/2004
Record Last Revised:12/22/2005
Record ID: 84354