High importance of autochthonous basal food source for the food web of a Brazilian tropical stream regardless of shading

• Published in: International review of hydrobiology. Vol. 101; no. 3-4; pp. 132 - 142
• Main Authors: Neres-Lima, Vinicius, Brito, Ernesto F., Krsulović, Felipe A. M., Detweiler, Angela M., Hershey, Anne E., Moulton, Timothy P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic consumers; Carbon; Food chains; Isotope mixing model; Stable isotope; Trophic interaction; Trophic structure

According to the prevalent paradigm, the major source of carbon and energy for food webs of small forested streams in temperate regions is allochthonous material from the surrounding forest. Tropical streams have not been as well studied and there has been some speculation that their food webs are m...