Pathways of N and C uptake and transfer in stream food webs: An isotope enrichment experiment

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 955-975

  Parkyn, Stephanie M ^a   Quinn, John M ^a   Cox, Tim J ^a,b   Broekhuizen, Niall ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Camp Dresser and McKee   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Autochthonous; Autotrophic; Biofilms; Carbon; Epilithon; Heterotrophic; Invertebrates; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Stable isotopes; Stream

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOOD WEB; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAM;

DELEATIDIUM; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OLINGA; OLINGA FEREDAYI; POTAMOPYRGUS; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 28844462395     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-082.1     Document Type: Article

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