Wood biofilm as a food resource for stream detritivores

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1239-1245

  Eggert, S L ^a   Wallace, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOFILM; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; INGESTION RATE; INVERTEBRATE; STREAM; WOOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; PYCNOPSYCHE GENTILIS; TALLAPERLA; TIPULA ABDOMINALIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34249663283     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.3.1239     Document Type: Article

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