Quantification of diet variability in a stream amphipod: Implications for ecosystem functioning

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-313

  Felten, V ^a,b   Tixier, G ^a,c   Guerold F ^a   De Crespin De Billy, V ^d   Dangles, O ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Délégation Régionale des Régions Centre   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^g PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

FFG; Gammarus fossarum; Gut content analysis; Opportunistic behaviour; PCA

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; DECOMPOSITION; DIET; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT TYPE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICHE OVERLAP; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT; STREAM;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; GAMMARUS SP.;

EID: 40849085231     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0170-0303     Document Type: Article

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