C-N mismatch in the leaf litter-shredder relationship of an Andean Patagonian stream detritivore

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 607-615

  Balseiro, Esteban ^a   Albariño, Ricardo ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ammonium excretion; Ecological stoichiometry; Leaf litter shredder elemental mismatch; Low order streams; Patagonia; Plecoptera

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EXCRETION; FECES; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; STONEFLY; STREAM;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; KLAPOPTERYX KUSCHELI; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 33747621865     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[607:CMITLL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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