Facilitation of periphyton production by tadpole grazing: Functional differences between species

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 427-439

  Kupferberg, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; GRAZING; MAYFLY; MIDGE; PERIPHYTON; TADPOLE;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

BAETIDAE; CENTROPTILUM; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYLA REGILLA; RANA BOYII;

EID: 0030618971     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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