The dependence of heterotrophic consumption and C accumulation on autotrophic nutrient content in ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-170

  Cebrién, Just ^a   Williams, Mathew ^b   McClelland, James ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic nutrient content; C accumulation; Decomposition; Ecosystems; Herbivore consumption; Net primary production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000520593     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1998.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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