Deposition and decomposition of periodical cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada) in woodland aquatic ecosystems

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-195

  Pray, Corey L ^a,b   Nowlin, Weston H ^b   Vanni, Michael J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous subsidy; Decomposition; Leaf ltter; Nutrient recycling; Periodical cicada; Resource pulse; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETRITUS; EMERGENCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POND; RECYCLING; SENESCENCE; STOICHIOMETRY; STREAM; WOODLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CICADA; CICADIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MAGICICADA;

EID: 61449220948     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-038.1     Document Type: Article

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