Hazel leaf breakdown in two low-order streams differing in the functional efficiency of their detritivore assemblages

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 249-267

  Murphy, J F ^a   Giller, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Deposit feeders; Leaf packs; Shredders; Stream detritivores

Indexed keywords

DETRITIVORY; FRESHWATER; LEAF;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CORYLUS AMERICANA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0035124712     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/150/2001/249     Document Type: Article

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