What does stable isotope analysis reveal about trophic relationships and the relative importance of allochthonous and autochthonous resources in tropical streams? A synthetic study from Hong Kong

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-141

  Lau, Danny C P ^a   Leung, Kenneth M Y ^a,b   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy flow; Food web; Riparian shading; Seasonal effect; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ATYIDAE (CRUSTACEANS); COLEOPTERA; CYANOBACTERIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPTERA; ELMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 57449112538     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02099.x     Document Type: Article

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