Waterfowl fèces as a source of nutrients to a prairie wetland: Responses of microinvertebrates to experimental additions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 362, Issue , 1997, Pages 55-66

  Pettigrew, C T ^a   Hann, B J ^a   Goldsborough, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAECES; NUTRIENT; PRAIRIE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHYDORUS; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0031395104     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003167219199     Document Type: Article

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