Biogenic methane in freshwater food webs

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-229

  Jones, Roger I ^a   Grey, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomid larvae; Fatty acids; Lakes; Methane oxidising bacteria; Rivers; Stable isotopes; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650932282     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02494.x     Document Type: Review

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