Trophic interactions among detritus, benthic midges, and predatory fish in a freshwater marsh

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1688-1698

  Batzer, Darold P ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up trophic interaction; Chironomidae; Competition; Cyprinidae; Detritus; Food web; Marsh; Predation; Top down trophic interaction; Trophic interaction; Wetland

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; MARSH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PREDATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DIPTERA; GLYPTOTENDIPES BARBIPES; ICTALURUS NEBULOSUS; TYPHA;

EID: 0031928980     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[1688:TIADBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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