Influence of trophic role and life-cycle duration on timing and magnitude of benthic macroinvertebrate response to whole-lake enrichment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-95

  Clarke, Keith D ^a   Knoechel, Roy ^a   Ryan, Patrick M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; LIFE CYCLE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; TROPHIC ROLE;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND;

BIVALVIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 85047680965     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-267     Document Type: Article

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