Resource depression by a trophic generalist in an acid stream

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-278

  Ledger, Mark E ^a,b   Hildrew, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; NYMPH; STREAM;

ACID WATER; BIOFILM; GRAZING; INVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

EUNOTIA EXIGUA; NEMOURIDAE; NEMURELLA PICTETII; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0033849765     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900207.x     Document Type: Article

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