Persistence of clear water in a nutrient-impacted region of Lake Taihu: The role of periphyton grazing by snails

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Li, Kuanyi ^a,b   Liu, Zhengwen ^a,c   Gu, Binhe ^d,e  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

East Bay; Nutrient; Persistence; Snail; Submersed macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; PERIPHYTON; PERSISTENCE; SNAIL; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

ASIA; CANADA; CHINA; EAST BAY; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; SOUTHAMPTON ISLAND; TAIHU LAKE;

BELLAMYA AERUGINOSA; GASTROPODA; VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 62549123754     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0173-0015     Document Type: Article

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