animal-driven nutrient cycling

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The contribution of animals to ecosystem nutrient fluxes through excretion, with supply determined by animal biomass, excretion rates, and time spent in the ecosystem

animal-driven nutrient cycling

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Publications (8)

Effects of a caddisfly range shift on competition and facilitation in high elevation ponds

The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil

Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient

High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a guild of closely related caddisfly species

Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

Influence of handling stress and fasting on estimates of ammonium excretion by tadpoles and fish: recommendations for designing excretion experiments

Macroinvertebrate excretion rates and their contribution to nutrient cycling in a rocky mountain stream

Related Concepts (10)

ecological stoichiometry

detritivore nutrient recycling

plant-pollinator mutualism

biodiversity-ecosystem function

pond hydroperiod

islands of fertility

range shifts

nutrient supply-demand balance

community biomass

Interspecies competition

Frequently Associated Species

aquatic insects

Zooplankton

Chironomidae

benthic invertebrates

Limnephilus externus

Periphyton

Pseudacris triseriata

Baetis

Megarcys signata

Asynarchus nigriculus