The importance of crayfish in the breakdown of rhododendron leaf litter

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1191-1204

  Schofield, Kate A ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^a   Meyer, Judy L ^a   Sutherland, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Fungi; Leaf decay; Rhododendron; Stream

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034809175     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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