Contribution of stream detrivores, fungi, and bacteria to leaf breakdown based on biomass estimates

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1026-1038

  Hieber, Mäggi ^a   Gessner, Mark O ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Black Forest; Decomposition; Fungi; Germany; Invertebrate shredders; Leaf litter; Microorganisms; Organic matter; Salix fragilis; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGICIDE; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC MATTER;

BLACK FOREST; GERMANY;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULACEAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; INVERTEBRATA; SALIX; SALIX FRAGILIS;

EID: 0001303448     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1026:COSDFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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