Nutrient cycling by animals in freshwater ecosystems

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Volumn 33, Issue , 2002, Pages 341-370

  Vanni, Michael J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lakes; Nitrogen; Nutrient excretion; Phosphorus; Streams

Indexed keywords

EXCRETION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036919014     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150519     Document Type: Review

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