Food web structure of a subtropical headwater stream

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 596-607

  Huang, I Yu ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^a   Chen, Chang Po ^b   Hsieh, Hwey Lian ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Allochthonous v. autochthonous flows; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHONY; BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD WEB; HEADWATER; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAPEN CREEK; TAIWAN;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547562035     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06127     Document Type: Article

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