General empirical models for predicting the release of nutrients by fish, with a comparison between detritivores and non-detritivores

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2133-2144

  Sereda, Jeff M ^a   Hudson, Jeff J ^a   McLoughlin, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detritivores; Fish; Model; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AVES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE;

EID: 53249134645     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02029.x     Document Type: Article

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