Effects of incubation conditions on nutrient mineralisation rates in fish and shrimp

• Published in: Freshwater biology Vol. 63; no. 9; pp. 1107 - 1117
• Main Authors: Oliveira‐Cunha, Priscila, Capps, Krista A., Neres‐Lima, Vinicius, Lourenço‐Amorim, Christine, Tromboni, Flavia, Moulton, Timothy P., Zandonà, Eugenia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Ammonium; Ammonium compounds; Biogeochemistry; Body size; Brazil; chamber design; consumer‐driven nutrient dynamics; Design modifications; Duration; excretion rates; Fish; Incubation period; Mass; Methods; Mineral nutrients; Mineralization; Nutrients; Phosphates; Primary production; Species; Time of use; tropical streams

Consumer mineralisation of nutrients can affect ecosystem processes, such as primary productivity, community respiration and biogeochemical cycling. Researchers have not tested, however, the influence of standard incubation methods on mineralisation rates. Therefore, the influence of varied incubati...