Functional measures and food webs of high elevation springs in the Swiss alps

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 432-445

  Robinson, Christopher Thomas ^a,b   Schmid, Dominik ^a   Svoboda, Matthias ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecosystem metabolism; Macroinvertebrates; Stable isotopes; Swiss National Park; Temporary streams

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPRING WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREELINE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

ARANEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 57349199052     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-008-8125-y     Document Type: Article

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