Trophic relations in a stream food web: Importance of fatty acids for macroinvertebrate consumers

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 509-522

  Torres Ruiz, Monica ^a   Wehr, John D ^a   Perrone, Alissa A ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Autochthonous matter; Bryophytes; Detritus; Fatty acids; Food quality; Food webs; Lipids; Macroinvertebrates; Periphyton; Seasonal changes; Stream

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; BRYOPHYTE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DETRITUS; FATTY ACID; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHLOROPHYTA; EPHEMERELLA; HYDROPSYCHE; ISOPODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 34547657736     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-070.1     Document Type: Article

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