Effects of grazing minnows and crayfish on stream ecosystem structure and function

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 772-782

  Bengtson, Justin R ^a,b   Evans White, Michelle A ^a,c   Gido, Keith B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 601 Science Engineering Building ^*  (United States)

^c 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Context dependent effects; Experimental streams; Foraging behavior; Periphyton; Physiology; Prairie stream; Primary production; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMASS; CRAYFISH; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PERIPHYTON; PRAIRIE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALGAE; ASTACOIDEA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHYDORIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHOXINUS ERYTHROGASTER;

EID: 51549094751     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-136.1     Document Type: Article

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