Stable isotope analysis of benthic fauna and their food sources in boreal lakes

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1339-1348

  Premke, Katrin ^a   Karlsson, Jan ^b   Steger, Kristin ^a   Gudasz, Cristian ^a   Von Wachenfeldt, Eddie ^a   Tranvik, Lars J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Autochthonous; Boreal lakes; Dissolved organic C; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 80855138901     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-002.1     Document Type: Article

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