Mapping the intra-habitat variation of leaf mass loss rate in a brackish Mediterranean lake

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 203, Issue , 2000, Pages 145-159

  Rossi, L ^a   Costantini, M L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brackish lake; Intra habitat heterogeneity; Leaf mass loss; Microorganism detritivore interactions; Riparian influence

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LAKE; LITTER; MAPPING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0034683681     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps203145     Document Type: Article

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