Watershed and lake influences on the energetic base of coastal wetland food webs across the Great Lakes Basin

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 418-428

  Sierszen, Michael E ^a   Brazner, John C ^a   Cotter, Anne M ^a   Morrice, John A ^a   Peterson, Gregory S ^a   Trebitz, Anett S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Food webs; Great Lakes; Nutrients; Stable isotopes; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLANDS; FOOD WEBS; GREAT LAKES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUBSIDIES;

CARBON; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; FISH; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LOADING; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; WATERSHEDS;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CARBON; COASTAL WETLAND; FOOD WEB; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUTRIENT; PLANKTON; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELEOST; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES BASIN;

ESOCIDAE; ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 84865072039     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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