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mass conservation

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

The principle that mass cannot be created or destroyed, applied to nutrient cycling as consumption - growth - egestion = excretion

Publications (1)

student_paper

Influence of Parasitism on Consumer Driven Nutrient Recycling by Aquatic Insects

2016framework

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