Stoichiometry of fishes and their prey: Implications for nutrient recycling

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1816-1831

  Schindler, Daniel E ^a,b   Eby, Lisa A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Fishes; Limnology; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus; Stoichiometry; Supply ratio

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

BIOENERGETICS; FISH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0030613571     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1816:SOFATP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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