Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by detritivorous gizzard shad in a reservoir ecosystem

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1386-1397

  Schaus, M H ^a   Vanni, M J ^a   Wissing, T E ^a   Bremigan, M T ^b,c   Garvey, J E ^b   Stein, R A ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITIVORE; FISH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR;

ACTON LAKE; OHIO; USA;

AVES; CYANOBACTERIA; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031399491     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.6.1386     Document Type: Article

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