Factors influencing nitrogen and phosphorus excretion rates of fish in a shallow lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1968-1981

  Verant, Michelle L ^a   Konsti, Melissa L ^b   Zimmer, Kyle D ^a   Deans, Carrie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics models; Fish diet; Fish nutrient excretion; Shallow lakes; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 34548495549     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01820.x     Document Type: Article

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