Energy density of freshwater Patagonian organisms

Authors

  • Javier Ciancio Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT, CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
  • Miguel Pascual Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT, CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina

Keywords:

bomb calorimeter, bioenergetic model

Abstract

We assessed by using a bomb calorimeter the energy density of the main species of Patagonian freshwater ecosystems, including fish, crustaceans, gastropods, oligochaetes, and insects. Fish (5048-5789 Cal/g) were the most energy density group, followed by insects (5062- 5232), crustaceans (3364-3994), oligochaetes (3471) and gastropods (1143). These data consist on the first direct energy density estimations of freshwater species and are intended as a baseline information for modelling the energy fluxes in Patagonian freshwater ecosystems.

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2006-06-01

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Ciancio, J., & Pascual, M. (2006). Energy density of freshwater Patagonian organisms. Ecología Austral, 16(1), xxx-xxx. Retrieved from https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1456

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2006)

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