Trophic structure and energy flow in backwater lakes of two large floodplain rivers assessed using stable isotopes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-22

  Herwig, Brian R ^a,b   Soluk, Daniel A ^a   Dettmers, John M ^a   Wahl, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342418268     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-139     Document Type: Article

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