Trait- and size-based descriptions of trophic links in freshwater food webs: Current status and perspectives

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 73, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2014, Pages 171-185

  Boukal, David S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Body size; Foraging; Habitats; Predator prey interactions; Spatiotemporal distribution; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BODY SIZE; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPHIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84904261319     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2014.826     Document Type: Article

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