Temporal patterns in macrograzer effects on epilithic algae and meiofauna: A comparative approach to test for single species and whole grazer community effects

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-240

  Peters, Lars ^a   Traunspurger, Walter ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grazing; Meiofauna; Periphyton; Snails; Temporal dynamics; Theodoxus fluviatilis

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; EPILITHON; GASTROPOD; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SNAIL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

LAKE ERKEN; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; PROSOBRANCHIA; THEODOXUS FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 84858750167     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0214-7     Document Type: Article

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