Changes in stoichiometric constraints on epilithon and benthic macroinvertebrates in response to slight nutrient enrichment of mountain rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1836-1852

  Bowman, Michelle F ^a   Chambers, Patricia A ^b   Schindler, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological stoichiometry; Mountain rivers; Nutrient imbalance; Periphyton grazer interactions; Phosphorus limitation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPILITHON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RECYCLING; RIVER; STOICHIOMETRY;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE;

EID: 33745199658     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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