Stoichiometric variation in C:N, C:P, and N:P ratios of littoral benthic invertebrates

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-269

  Liess, Antonia ^a   Hillebrand, Helmut ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homeostasis; Nutrients; Periphyton; Rheostasis; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; PERIPHYTON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE ERKEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA;

EID: 18944399543     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-015.1     Document Type: Article

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