Expanding the concept of trophic state in aquatic ecosystems: It's not just the autotrophs

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-439

  Dodds, Walter K ^a   Cole, Jonathan J ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic; Ecosystem; Heterotrophic; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON FLUX; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 38549148953     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0922-1     Document Type: Review

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