Benthic versus planktonic foundations of three Lake Superior coastal wetland food webs

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-43

  Sierszen, Michael E ^a   Morrice, John A ^a   Moffett, Mary F ^a   West, Corlis W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Food webs; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC FOOD WEBS; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BENTHOS; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PLANKTON; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

ALLOUEZ BAY; FISH CREEK WETLAND; GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; LOST CREEK WETLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 1942445418     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70327-5     Document Type: Article

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