Temperature-mediated dynamics of planktonic food chains: The effect of an invertebrate carnivore

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-232

  Beisner, Beatrix E ^a,c   McCauley, Edward ^a   Wrona, Frederick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; FOOD CHAIN; TEMPERATURE; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA PULEX; MESOSTOMA EHRENBERGI;

EID: 0029757547     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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