The influence of food quality and availability on trophic position, carbon signature, and growth rate of an omnivorous crayfish

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2293-2304

  Olsson, Karin ^a,b   Nyström, Per ^a   Stenroth, Patrik ^a   Nilsson, Erika ^a   Svensson, Marie ^a   Granéli, Wilhelm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITUS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT QUALITY; OMNIVORY; PREDATOR; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS ASTACUS; INVERTEBRATA; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 54249086294     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-137     Document Type: Article

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