Temporal niches of shredders in lake littorals with possible implications on ecosystem functioning

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-53

  Bjelke, Ulf ^a   Bohman, Irene M ^a   Herrmann, Jan ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asellus aquaticus; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Limnephilidae; Phenology; Shredders

Indexed keywords

DETRITIVORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

ASELLUS AQUATICUS; ISOPODA; LIMNEPHILIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 21344465203     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-3524-1     Document Type: Article

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