Stoichiometric mismatch between littoral invertebrates and their periphyton food

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-165

  Fink, Patrick ^a,b   Peters, Lars ^a   Von Elert, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; C:N:P ratio; Ecological stoichiometry; Herbivory; Homeostasis; Lake littoral; Macroinvertebrates; Mismatch; Nutrient ratios; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

FOOD LIMITATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRITION; PERIPHYTON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE CONSTANCE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645353059     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2006/0165-0145     Document Type: Article

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