Trophic interactions in open systems: Effects of predators and nutrients on stream food chains

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1187-1197

  Forrester, Graham E ^a   Dudley, Tom L ^b   Grimm, Nancy B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CHAIN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PREDATION; STREAM; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ALGAE; BAETIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0032774312     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.5.1187     Document Type: Article

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