Microbial exopolymers are high molecular-weight mucous secretions of bacteria and
microalgae. They range from tight capsules which closely surround cells to the loose-slime …

Many ecologists and aquaculturists view crayfish as either detritivores or herbivores. The
nutritional importance of detritus and plant material, seemingly confirmed by examination of …

Feeding Ecology of Fish establishes a comprehensive framework for the variable ecological
patterns exemplified by feeding fishes. The author, a former president of the American …

It would not have been possible for me to write the three editions of this book without a
double dose of extraordinary fortune: to have been part of the Woods Hole scientific …

Ecology is characterized by a rapidly growing complexity and diversity of facts, aspects,
examples, and observations. What is badly needed is the development of common patterns …

Anurans show a distinct dichotomy among the sources of energy used during larval growth
and development, endotrophy and exotrophy. This distinction allows more exact definitions …

Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation
between terrestrial and aquatic phases. An understanding of such pulsing systems is only …

Deposit-feeding animals acquire food by swallowing large volumes of sediment. Possible
food sources include organic debris and sediment-associated microbes. The relative …

This chapter presents an account of present knowledge of the forms of organic nitrogen (N)
in soils as a basis for understanding how N behaves in the soil‐plant system. The main …

Understanding the trophic status of consumers in freshwater habitats is central to
understanding their ecological roles and significance. Tadpoles are a diverse and abundant …