Examining primary producer-consumer interactions in a Lake Superior tributary using 15N-tracer, grazer-reduction, and nutrient-bioassay experiments

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-387

  Rezanka, Kay M ^a,c   Hershey, Anne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Caddisfly; Epilithon; Functional feeding groups; Grazer; Lake Superior tributary; Mayfly; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Stable isotope tracer

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EPILITHON; GRAZING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AMITY CREEK; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; EPHEMERELLA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; EPILITHON; GLOSSOSOMA; GLOSSOSOMATIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; PARALEPTOPHLEBIA; STENONEMA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0043287855     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468268     Document Type: Review

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