Relative strengths of benthic algal nutrient and grazer limitation along a lake productivity gradient

Oecologia

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 660-671

  Darcy Hall, Tara L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Competition resistance tradeoff; Food chains; Food webs; Productivity

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BENTHOS; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 33745356293     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0405-4     Document Type: Article

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