Relative contribution of autochthonous and allochthonous carbon to limnetic zooplankton: A new cross-system approach

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-124

  Mohamed, Mohamed N ^a   Taylor, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food web; Lake; Organic carbon; Stable isotope; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; EPILIMNION; FEEDING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 77954670865     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0175-0113     Document Type: Article

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