Control of microbenthic communities by grazing and nutrient supply

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2205-2219

  Hillebrand, Helmut ^a   Kahlert, Maria ^a   Haglund, Ann Louise ^a,b   Berninger, Ulrike G ^c   Nagel, Simone ^d   Wickham, Stephen ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Bottom up mechanisms; Ciliates; Grazing; Indirect effects; Macroinvertebrates; Meiofauna; Nutrient regeneration; Periphyton; Protozoa; Top down mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRAZING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERIPHYTON; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

LAKE ERKEN; SWEDEN; VADDO;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038138028     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2205:COMCBG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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