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double benefit hypothesis

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on double benefit hypothesis with 19 nodes and 85 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Bacteria, Limnephilus externus, Mexican Cut Nature Preserve.

Definition

The hypothesis that caddisflies gain nutritional benefits both from consuming conditioned detritus and from consuming algae that grows from nutrients released during detritus processing

Related Terms (1)

double nutritional benefit

Publications (1)

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Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

2008

double benefit hypothesis

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

Related Concepts (4)

Nutrient enrichment / eutrophication

biogeochemical sulfur cycling

detritivore nutrient recycling

alternative food source

Frequently Associated Species

Limnephilus externus

Carex aquatilis

Bacteria

Periphyton