Effect of Vallisneria americana (L.) on community structure and ecosystem function in lake mesocosms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-146

  Wigand, Cathleen ^a,c   Wehr, John ^b   Limburg, Karin ^a,d   Gorham, Bernadette ^b   Longergan, Sean ^b   Findlay, Stuart ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Atlantic Ecology Division National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecosystem function; Mesocosms; Net primary production; Nutrients; Vallisneria

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM;

VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034650132     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003808220424     Document Type: Article

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