Asymmetrical food web responses in trophic-level richness, biomass, and function following lake acidification

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 591-606

  Hogsden, Kristy L ^a   Xenopoulos, Marguerite A ^a   Rusak, James A ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic food web; Ecosystem function; Fish; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FISH; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

LITTLE ROCK LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 67349220719     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9169-8     Document Type: Article

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