Combined stable isotope and gut contents analysis of food webs in plant-dominated, shallow lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1396-1407

  Jones, J Iwan ^a   Waldron, Susan ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding links; Fish; Invertebrates; Periphyton; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043201473     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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