Feedbacks of consumer nutrient recycling on producer biomass and stoichiometry: Separating direct and indirect effects

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1732-1742

  Knoll, Lesley B ^a   McIntyre, Peter B ^b,c   Vanni, Michael J ^a   Flecker, Alexander S ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FROG; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; MESOCOSM; MESOSPHERE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERIPHYTON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TELEOST;

ALGAE; ANCISTRUS TRIRADIATUS; ANURA; RANA PALMIPES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 71949115362     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17367.x     Document Type: Article

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