Does diet influence consumer nutrient cycling? Macroinvertebrate and fish excretion in streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-102

  McManamay, Ryan A ^a   Webster, Jackson R ^a   Valett, H Maurice ^a,b   Dolloff, C Andrew ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

consumers; excretion; nutrient cycling; Stoichiometry; stream

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; CRAYFISH; DIET; EXCRETION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PERCIFORM; STOICHIOMETRY; STREAM;

ASTACOIDEA; COTTUS BAIRDII;

EID: 79952255941     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-152.1     Document Type: Article

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