Temporal variability of benthic algal δ13C signatures influences assessments of carbon flows in stream food webs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 651, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-251

  Hadwen, Wade L ^a   Spears, Mark ^a   Kennard, Mark J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Autochthonous; Mixing models; Stable isotopes; Trophic pathways

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS SOURCES; AUSTRALIA; CARBON FLOW; CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; ENDMEMBERS; FOOD WEBS; MIXING MODELS; ORGANIC MATTER; QUEENSLAND; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; STREAM FOOD WEB; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; HYDRAULICS; ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ECOLOGY;

ALGA; ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOBENTHOS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAM; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 77953872425     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0303-y     Document Type: Article

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