Effects of the tropical freshwater shrimp Caridina weberi (Atyidae) on leaf litter decomposition

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 616-619

  Williams, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; French Polynesia; Leaf litter; Macroinvertebrate; Moorea; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; SOCIETY ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ATYIDAE; CARIDINA; CARIDINA WEBERI; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HIBISCUS;

EID: 0036962476     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00583.x     Document Type: Article

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