Direct and indirect food web regulation of microbial decomposers in headwater streams

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1785-1795

  Hargrave, Chad W ^a   Hamontree, Samuel ^a   Gary, Kaitlen P ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FISH; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEADWATER; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REFUGE; STREAM;

PISCES;

EID: 77958466895     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18537.x     Document Type: Article

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