Contribution of Gammarus lacustris to phosphorus recycling in a fishless alpine lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1679-1686

  Wilhelm, Frank M ^a   Hudson, Jeff J ^a   Schindler, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; LAKE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PREDATION;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033305274     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-107     Document Type: Article

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