Vertical foodweb structure of freshwater Zooplankton assemblages estimated by stable nitrogen isotopes

Researches on Population Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 283-287

  France, R ^a   Westcott, K ^a   Del Giorgio, P ^a   Klein, G ^a   Kalff, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Vertical foodweb structure; Zooplankton; 15N

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0005023841     PISSN: 00345466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02515738     Document Type: Review

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