Relationship between littoral grazers and metaphytic algae in five softwater lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 9-27

  France, R L ^a,b   Howell, E T ^a,c   Paterson, M J ^d   Welbourn, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGIVORY; CRAYFISH; GRAZING; METAPHYTON;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

CYPRINIDAE; ZYGNEMATACEAE;

EID: 0026351053     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00017488     Document Type: Article

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