Complex interactions of light, nutrients and consumer density in a stream periphyton-grazer (tailed frog tadpoles) system

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1020-1028

  Mallory, Micheline A ^a   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascaphus truei; Density dependent interactions; Grazer periphyton interactions; Light; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; FROG; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERIPHYTON; STREAM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; DIPPER CREEK; KLONDIKE CREEK; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; ANURA; ASCAPHUS TRUEI;

EID: 24644515781     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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