Influence of shredders in mediating breakdown rates of beech leaves in circumneutral and acidic forest streams

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 649-666

  Dangles, O ^a   Guerold, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Shredding efficiencies; Stream acidity

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DECOMPOSITION; STREAM;

FAGUS SYLVATICA; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; LEUCTRA; POTAMOPHYLAX CINGULATUS; PROTONEMURA; SERICOSTOMA PERSONATUM;

EID: 0034929296     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/151/2001/649     Document Type: Article

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