Patterns of macroinvertebrate production, trophic structure, and energy flow along a tallgrass prairie stream continuum

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 887-898

  Whiting, Daniel P ^a   Whiles, Matt R ^a   Stone, Mandy L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; GRASS; HEADWATER; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; ORGANIC MATTER; PRAIRIE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956362315     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0887     Document Type: Article

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