Detritivores in Kenyan highland streams: More evidence for the paucity of shredders in the tropics?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 909-919

  Dobson, Mike ^a   Magana, Adiel ^b   Mathooko, Jude M ^b   Ndegwa, Fidensio K ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Benthos; Coarse particulate organic matter (CPOM); East Africa; Freshwater crab; Macroinvertebrate

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DETRITIVORY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

KENYA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMONAUTES; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036234678     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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