Feeding Ecology of Invasive Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Relation to Native Juvenile Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the Pelagic Zone of Upper Lake Constance

Feeding Ecology of Invasive Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Relation to Native Juvenile Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the Pelagic Zone of Upper Lake Constance

The fish community of Lake Constance, a large, deep, oligotrophic lake has undergone drastic changes in recent years, with the sudden rise to dominance of invasive three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the pelagic zone, a rather atypical habitat for this species in Central Europe. The...

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Main Authors: Joachim Benedikt Bretzel, Juergen Geist, Sarah Maria Gugele, Jan Baer, Alexander Brinker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
diel feeding pattern
three-spined stickleback
Eurasian perch
Lake Constance
prey composition
fish community change
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.670125/full

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