Fast growth and turnover of chironomid assemblages in response to stream phosphorus levels in a tropical lowland landscape

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 189-196

  Ramírez, Alonso ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STREAM; ZOOBENTHOS;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI;

EID: 32944475759     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1.0189     Document Type: Article

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