Support of benthic invertebrates by detrital resources and current autochthonous primary production: Results from a whole-lake 13C addition

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-54

  Solomon, Christopher T ^a   Carpenter, Stephen R ^a   Cole, Jonathan J ^b   Pace, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Aquatic insect; Food web; Lake; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CORDULIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIBELLULIDAE;

EID: 37149022515     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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