Riparian vegetation removal alters consumer-resource stoichiometry in an Australian lowland stream

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Giling, Darren P ^a   Reich, Paul ^a,b   Thompson, Ross M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; carbon; crayfish; crustacean; detritus; elemental homeostasis; nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON; CRAYFISH; DETRITUS; EVERGREEN TREE; HOMEOSTASIS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STOCHASTICITY; STREAM; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; CRUSTACEA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84863411222     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF11092     Document Type: Article

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