Assimilation of particulate and dissolved basal carbon resources by Sphaerium nitidium and Grensia praeterita in an arctic lake

• Main Authors: Medvedeff, Cassandra Anne, NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Sphaeriidae (Mollusks); Carbon $x Metabolism; Caddisflies; Arctic; Arctic Lake
• Online Access: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/umi-uncg-1567.pdf

During the summer 2006, I tested the importance of dissolved and particulate basal carbon sources to the caddisfly, Grensia praeterita, and the fingernail clam, Sphaerium nitidium, using intact sediment cores in a 1-month incubation experiment. Carbon sources included a 13C labeled seston treatment,...