Uncoupling of omnivore-mediated positive and negative effects on periphyton mats

Oecologia

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 585-595

  Geddes, Pamela ^a,b   Trexler, Joel C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Everglades; Grazing; Omnivory; Periphyton; Positive and negative effects

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OMNIVORY; PERIPHYTON; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GREEN ALGA; PALAEMONIDAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLORIDA; FOOD CHAIN; PALAEMONIDAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; INVERTEBRATA; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES PALUDOSUS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 0141680904     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1294-4     Document Type: Article

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