Ecological stoichiometry in freshwater benthic ecosystems: An introduction

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1781-1785

  Frost, Paul C ^a   Cross, Wyatt F ^b   Benstead, Jonathan P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Detritus; Ecological stoichiometry; Macroinvertebrates; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; ENERGY BALANCE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; STOICHIOMETRY; STROMATOLITE; THERMAL SPRING;

NORTH AMERICA; RIO GRANDE;

ALGAE; ARTHROPODA; ASTACOIDEA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745211257     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01457.x     Document Type: Review

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