Waterfowl, macrophytes, and the clear water state of shallow lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 646, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-109

  Hansson, Lars Anders ^a   Nicolle, Alice ^a   Brönmark, Christer ^a   Hargeby, Anders ^b   Lindström, Åke ^a   Andersson, Gunnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative stable state; Bird; Grazing; Herbivory; Lake; Macrophyte; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE STABLE STATE; CONSUMPTION RATES; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MACROPHYTE BIOMASS; MACROPHYTES; REGIONAL TRENDS; SHALLOW LAKES; SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SUBMERSED MACROPHYTES; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSITION PERIOD; TURBID WATER; WATER STATE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; OMNIVORY; PHYTOMASS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATERFOWL;

KRANKESJON; SKANE; SWEDEN;

ANATIDAE; AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952011839     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0169-z     Document Type: Article

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