Trophic level, food chain length and omnivory in the Paraná River: a food web model approach in a floodplain river system

Ecological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 843-852

  Saigo, M ^a   Zilli, F L ^a   Marchese, M R ^a,b   Demonte, D ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fishes; Floodplains; IsoWeb; Macroinvertebrates; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; OMNIVORY; RIVER SYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

PARANA RIVER;

PISCES;

EID: 84940451630     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-015-1283-1     Document Type: Article

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