Dietary influences on production, stoichiometry and decomposition of particulate wastes from shredders

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 466-478

  Halvorson, Halvor M ^a   Fuller, Chris ^b   Entrekin, Sally A ^b   Evans White, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer driven nutrient recycling; Fine particulate organic matter; Leaf litter; Nutrient enrichment; Shredders

Indexed keywords

ACER; LEPIDOSTOMA; PYCNOPSYCHE; PYCNOPSYCHE LEPIDA; TIPULA ABDOMINALIS;

EID: 84922193279     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12462     Document Type: Article

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