Food web structure in a subtropical lake ecosystem

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-32

  Havens, K E ^a   Bull, L A ^b   Warren, G L ^b   Crisman, T L ^c   Phlips, E J ^c   Smith, J P ^c  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITIVORY; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL WEB; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OMNIVORY; PELAGIC WEB; PERIPHYTON; TROPHIC GUILD; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0029750538     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546317     Document Type: Article

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