Effects of macro-detritivores density on leaf detritus processing rate: A macrocosm experiment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 435, Issue , 2000, Pages 127-134

  Fazi, Stefano ^a   Rossi, Loreto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detritus processing; Macroinvertebrate density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY;

ALGAE; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ANIMALIA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0034664836     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004033410895     Document Type: Article

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