Habitat structure determines resource use by zooplankton in temperate lakes

Ecology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-372

  Francis, Tessa B ^a,b   Schindler, Daniel E ^a   Holtgrieve, Gordon W ^a   Larson, Eric R ^a   Scheuerell, Mark D ^a,b   Semmens, Brice X ^b   Ward, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthony; Aquatic terrestrial coupling; Carbon isotopes; Deep chlorophyll maxima; Habitat heterogeneity; Phytoplankton; Stable isotopes; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN;

ALLOCHTHON; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL; DETRITUS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE USE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASHINGTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 79952505738     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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