Lake Whitefish and Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes:An Overview
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Changes in Diet and Body Condition of Lake Whitefish inSouthern Lake Michigan Associated with Changes in Benthos
—We evaluated the long-term trends of the benthic macroinvertebrate community (1980–1999) and biological attributes of lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis (1985–1999) in southeastern Lake Michigan. We also determined what food types were important to lake whitefish in an area where the amphipod Diporeia had not yet declined in 1998 and how the diet of lake whitefish changed as Diporeia declin...
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