The effects of shredding invertebrates on the transfer of organic carbon from littoral leaf litter to water-column bacteria

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-50

  Bohman, Irene M ^a   Tranvik, Lars J ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decomposition; Dissolved organic carbon; Invertebrates; Lake littoral; Leaf litter; Shredders

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARBON BALANCE; LEAF LITTER; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034948158     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011425905036     Document Type: Article

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