Evidence for limited trophic transfer of allochthonous energy in temperate river food webs

Freshwater Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 544-558

  Hayden, Brian ^a,b   McWilliam Hughes, Sherisse M ^a   Cunjak, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Autochthonous; Biofilm; Bryophyte; Fish; Leaf litter; River Continuum Concept; Shredder; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONY; AUTOCHTHONY; BIOFILM; BIOMARKER; BRYOPHYTE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FISH; FOOD WEB; HEADWATER; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTES; PISCES;

EID: 84970956230     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/686001     Document Type: Article

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