Food webs in sub-Antarctic lakes: A stable isotope approach

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 783-788

  Hansson, Lars Anders ^a   Tranvik, Lars J ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOBENTHOS; PREDATOR; STABLE ISOTOPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; ALONA; CLADOCERA; COLEOPTERA; COPEPODA; DYTISCIDAE; HYGROBIIDAE; LANCETES;

EID: 0346337072     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0553-5     Document Type: Article

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