Stoichiometry of benthic invertebrate nutrient recycling: Interspecific variation and the role of body mass

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 421-430

  Alves, João M ^a,b   Caliman, Adriano ^b,d   Guariento, Rafael D ^b   Figueiredo Barros, Marcos P ^b   Carneiro, Luciana S ^b,d   Farjalla, Vinicius F ^b,c   Bozelli, Reinaldo L ^b   Esteves, Francisco A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Rodovia Amaral Peixoto ^*  (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometric theory; Benthic pelagic coupling; Ecological stoichiometry; Nutrient excretion; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BENTHOS; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXCRETION; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLYCHAETE; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77952426698     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9302-3     Document Type: Article

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