Quantification of invertebrate predation and herbivory in food chains of low complexity

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 542-551

  Hansson, Lars Anders ^a   Tranvik, Lars J ^a  

^a Inst of Ecology/Limnology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food web; Grazing; Habitat shift; Heterotrophic flagellates; Sub Antarctic lakes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DIVING BEETLE; FOOD CHAIN; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA;

BOECKELLA MICHAELSENI; COLEOPTERA; COPEPODA; DYTISCIDAE; LANCETES CLAUSSI; MALLOMONAS; PARABROTEAS SARSI; PSEUDOBOECKELLA POPPEI; STAURASTRUM; TRIBONEMA;

EID: 0030301665     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333732     Document Type: Article

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