Urban stressors alter the trophic basis of secondary production in an agricultural stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-88

  Gücker, Björn ^a   Brauns, Mario ^b   Solimini, Angelo G ^c   Voss, Maren ^d   Walz, Norbert ^b   Pusch, Martin T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; DEVELOPING WORLD; DILUTION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATURALIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; URBAN SITE; WASTEWATER;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS ROESELI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79851501744     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-126     Document Type: Article

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