Growth and stoichiometry of a common aquatic detritivore respond to changes in resource stoichiometry

Oecologia

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 837-848

  Fuller, Chris L ^a   Evans White, Michelle A ^b   Entrekin, Sally A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation efficiency; Ecological stoichiometry; Net production efficiency; Nutrient enrichment; Tipula abdominalis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

ACER; ANIMAL; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; DIPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ACER; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; DIPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; TREES;

EID: 84925543510     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3154-9     Document Type: Article

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