Secondary production of Gammarus pulex Linnaeus in small temperate streams that differ in riparian canopy cover

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-219

  Franken, Rob J M ^a   Gardeniers, Jean J P ^a   Peeters, Edwin T H M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algae; Food quality; Leaf litter; Macroinvertebrates; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AMPHIPOD; BIOENERGETICS; BIOFILM; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DETRITIVORY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LEAF LITTER; LIGHT EFFECT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SAMPLING; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ALGAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 34848908396     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0211     Document Type: Article

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