Effects of stream predator richness on the prey community and ecosystem attributes

Oecologia

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 641-651

  Nilsson, Erika ^a   Olsson, Karin ^a   Persson, Anders ^a   Nyström, Per ^a   Svensson, Gustav ^a   Nilsson, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Detritus; Open system; Periphyton biomass; Prey diversity

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DETRITUS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERIPHYTON; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE; STREAM;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CRAYFISH; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RIVER;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RIVERS;

ALGAE; ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 51749114870     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1097-8     Document Type: Article

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