Birds cause net heterotrophy in shallow lakes

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 23-34

  Voros L ^a   Somogyi, B ^a   Boros, E ^b  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Naturglob Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aquatic birds; Net heterotrophy; Production; Respiration; Soda pans

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949108287     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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