The loss of aquatic and riparian plant communities: Implications for their consumers in a riverine food web

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 672-683

  Deegan, Brian M ^a   Ganf, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophyte; Ecological stoichiometry; Organic carbon; Shredder; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; MACROPHYTE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; REPRODUCTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOICHIOMETRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 64549103466     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01834.x     Document Type: Article

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