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

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animal nutrient supplyconsumer-driven nutrient cyclingexcretionnutrient cyclingnutrient regenerationCDNRanimal nutrient loadingnutrient recyclingnutrient releasenutrient mobilization

animal-driven nutrient cycling

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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

Testing Nutrient Limitation Status Along a Subalpine 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

Related Concepts (10)

nutrient limitation

biogeochemical cycling

pond hydroperiod

detritus breakdown

climate-induced range shifts

facilitative interactions

ecosystem function

interspecific competition

biogeochemical hot spots

nitrification

Frequently Associated Species

aquatic insects

Bacteria

Limnephilus externus

Carex aquatilis

benthic invertebrates

Baetis bicaudatus

Bamboo

Atriplex canescens

chorus frogs

B. bicaudatus

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

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?