Effects of resource limitation on a detrital-based ecosystem

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-442

  Wallace, J Bruce ^a,b   Eggert, S L ^a   Meyer, Judy L ^b   Webster, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bottom up regulation; Detritus; Food webs; Functional groups; Land water interface; Resource limitation; Secondary production; Stream; Stream insects; Top down; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; LIMITING FACTOR; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STREAM; ZOOBENTHOS;

BRYOPHYTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032724255     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0409:EORLOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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