The influence of productivity and width of littoral zone on the trophic position of a large-bodied omnivore

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 681-690

  Stenroth, Patrik ^a,b   Holmqvist, Niklas ^a   Nyström, Per ^a   Berglund, Olof ^a   Larsson, Per ^a   Granéli, Wilhelm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Food chain length; Lake food webs; Stable isotopes; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

CRAYFISH; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; OMNIVORY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CRAYFISH; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BODY SIZE; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; NITROGEN; RIVERS;

ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 43349093205     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1019-9     Document Type: Article

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