Leaves as "crackers", biofilm as "peanut butter": Exploratory use of stable isotopes as evidence for microbial pathways in detrital food webs

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 110-115

  France, Robert L ^a,b  

^a NSAC   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N analysis; Leaves; Macroinvertebrates; Microbial biofilm

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORE; HETEROTROPHY; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSTRATE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 84860175366     PISSN: 1730413X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13545-011-0047-y     Document Type: Article

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