Litter breakdown and invertebrate detritivores in a resource-depleted Appalachian stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-338

  Eggert, S L ^a   Wallace, J B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Decomposition; Detritus; Litter exclusion; Organic matter; Resource island; Streams; Wood

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; INVERTEBRATA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM;

EID: 0037239562     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0156-0315     Document Type: Article

References (71)

1. ANDERSON, N. H. & SEDELL, J. R. (1979): Detritus processing by macroinvertebrates in stream ecosystems. - Annu. Rev. Entomol. 24: 351-377.
2. ANDERSON, N. H., STEEDMAN, R. J. & DUDLEY, T. (1984): Patterns of exploitation by stream invertebrates of wood debris (xylophagy). - Verh. Int. Verein. Limnol. 22: 1847-1852.
3. BENFIELD, E. F. (1996): Leaf breakdown in stream ecosystems. - In: HAUER, F. R. & LAMBERTI, G. A. (eds.): Methods in stream ecology. - Academic Press, New York, USA, pp. 579-589.
4. BENFIELD, E. F. & WEBSTER, J. R. (1985): Shredder abundance and leaf breakdown in an Appalachian Mountain stream. - Freshwat. Biol. 15: 113-120.
5. BENFIELD, E. F., WEBSTER, J. R., GOLLADAY, S. W., PETERS, G. T. & STOUT, B. M. (1991): Effects of forest disturbance on leaf breakdown in southern Appalachian streams. - Verh. Int. Verein. Limnol. 24: 1687-1690.
6. BENFIELD, E. F., WEBSTER, J. R., TANK, J. L. & HUTCHENS, J. J. (2001): Long-term patterns in leaf breakdown in streams in response to watershed logging. - Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 86: 467-474.
7. BENKE, A. C. (1979): A modification of the Hynes method for estimating secondary production with particular significance for multivoltine populations. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 24: 169-174.
8. BENKE, A. C., HENRY, R. L., GILLESPIE, D. M. & HUNTER, R. J. (1985): Importance of snag habitat for animal production in southeastern streams. - Fisheries 10: 8-13.
9. BENKE, A. C., HURYN, A. D., SMOCK, L. A. & WALLACE, J. B. (1999): Length-mass relationships for freshwater macroinvertebrates in North America with particular reference to the southeastern United States. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 18: 308-343.
10. BENKE, A. C. & WALLACE, J. B. (1980): Trophic basis of production among net-spinning caddisflies in a southern Appalachian headwater stream. - Ecology 61: 108-118.
11. BILBY, R. E. & LIKENS, G. E. (1980): Importance of organic debris dams in the structure and function of stream ecosystems. - Ecology 61: 1107-1113.
12. CHUNG, K. (1992): Recovery of macroinvertebrate fauna from insecticide-induced disturbance in small headwater streams - Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
13. CHUNG, K., WALLACE, J. B. & GRUBAUGH, J. W. (1993): The impact of insecticide treatment on abundance, biomass and production of litterbag fauna in a headwater stream: a study of pretreatment, treatment and recovery. - Limnologica 28: 93-106.
14. CUFFNEY, T. F., WALLACE, J. B. & LUGTHART, G. L. (1990): Experimental evidence quantifying the role of benthic invertebrates in organic matter dynamics of headwater streams. - Freshwat. Biol. 23: 281-299.
15. CUMMINS, K. W. & KLUG, M. J. (1979): Feeding ecology of stream invertebrates. - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 10: 147-172.
16. DOBSON, M., HILDREW, A. G., IBBOTSON, A. & GARTHWAITE, J. (1992): Enhancing litter retention in streams: do altered hydraulics and habitat area confound field experiments? - Freshwat. Biol. 28: 71-79.
17. DUDLEY, R. & ANDERSON, N. H. (1982): A survey of invertebrates associated with wood debris in aquatic habitats. - Melanderia 39: 1-21.
18. ELWOOD, J. W., NEWBOLD, J. D., TRIMBLE, A. F. & STARK, R. W. (1981): The limiting role of phosphorus in a woodland stream ecosystem: effects of P enrichment on leaf decomposition and primary producers. - Ecology 62: 146-158.
19. FAZI, S. & ROSSI, L. (2000): Effects of macro-detritivore density on leaf detritus processing rate: a macrocosm experiment. - Hydrobiologia 435: 127-134.
20. FINDLAY, S. E. G. & ARSUFFI, T. L. (1989): Microbial growth and detritus transformations during decomposition of leaf litter in a stream. - Freshwat. Biol. 21: 261-269.
21. FISHER, S. G. & LIKENS, G. E. (1973): Energy flow in Bear Brook, New Hampshire: an integrative approach to stream ecosystem metabolism. - Ecol. Monogr. 43: 421-439.
22. GALAS, J., BEDNARZ, T., DUMNICKA, E., STARZECKA, A. & WOJTAN, K. (1996): Litter decomposition in a mountain cave water. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 138: 199-211.
23. GESSNER, M. O. & CHAUVET, E. (2002): A case for using litter breakdown to assess functional stream integrity. - Ecol. Appl. 12: 498-510.
24. GOLLADAY, S. W. & WEBSTER, J. R. (1988): Effects of clearcut logging on wood breakdown in Appalachian Mountain streams. - Amer. Midl. Nat. 119: 143-154.
25. GRAÇA, M. A. S. (2001): The role of invertebrates on leaf litter decomposition in streams - a review. - Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 86: 383-393.
26. HALL, R. O., WALLACE, J. B. & EGGERT, S. L. (2000): Organic matter flow in stream food webs with reduced detrital resource base. - Ecology 81: 3445-3463.
27. HAMILTON, A. L. (1969): On estimating annual production. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 14: 771-782.
28. HIEBER, M. & GESSNER, M. O. (2002): Contribution of stream detritivores, fungi, and bacteria to leaf breakdown based on biomass estimates. - Ecology 83: 1026-1038.
29. HYNES, H. B. & COLEMAN, M. J. (1968): A simple method of assessing the annual production of stream benthos. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 13: 569-573.
30. KAUSHIK, N. K. & HYNES, H. B. N. (1971): The fate of the dead leaves that fall into streams. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 68: 465-515.
31. KRUEGER, C.C. & MARTIN, F. B. (1980): Computation of confidence intervals for the size-frequency (Hynes) method of estimating secondary production. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 25: 773-777.
32. LOREAU, M., NAEEM, S., INCHAUSTI, P., BENGTSSON, J., GRIME, J. P., HECTOR, A., HOOPER, D. U., HUSTON, M. A., RAFFAELLI, D., SCHMID, B., TILMAN, D. & WARDLE, D. A. (2001): Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: current knowledge and future challenges. - Science 294: 804-808.
33. MAYACK, D. T., THORP, J. H. & COHTRAN, M. (1989): Effects of burial and floodplain retention on stream processing of allochthonous litter. - Oikos 54: 378-388.
34. MCDIFFETT, W. F. (1970): The transformation of energy by a stream detritivore, Pteronarcys scotti (Plecoptera). - Ecology 51: 975-988.
35. MELILLO, J. M., NAIMAN, R. J., ABER, J. D. & ESHLEMAN, K. N. (1983): The influence of substrate quality and stream size on wood decomposition dynamics. - Oecologia 58: 281-285.
36. MERRITT, R. W. & CUMMINS, K. W. (1996): An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America, 3rd ed. - Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, IA, USA.
37. MEYER, J. L. & JOHNSON, C. (1983): The influence of elevated nitrate concentration on rate of leaf decomposition in a stream. - Freshwat. Biol. 13: 177-183.
38. MEYER, J. L., WALLACE, J. B. & EGGERT, S. L. (1998): Leaf litter as a source of dissolved organic carbon in streams. - Ecosystems 1: 240-249.
39. MINSHALL, G. W., PETERSEN, R. C., CUMMINS, K. W., BOTT, T. L., SEDELL, J. R., CUSHING, C. E. & VANNOTTE, R. L. (1983): Interbiome comparison of stream ecosystem dynamics. - Ecol. Monogr. 53: 1-25.
40. MOONEY, H. A., CUSHMAN, J. H., MEDINA, E., SALA, O. E. & SCHULZE, E.-D. (eds.) (1996) Functional roles of biodiversity: a global perspective. - John Wiley & Sons Ltd, New York, NY, USA.
41. MULHOLLAND, P. J., ELWOOD, J. W., NEWBOLD, J. D. & FERRIN, L. A. (1985): Effect of a leaf-shredding invertebrate on organic matter dynamics and phosphorus spiraling in heterotrophic laboratory streams. - Oecologia 66: 199-206.
42. ODUM, E. P. (1963): Primary and secondary energy flow in relation to ecosystem structure. - Proc. XVI Int. Cong. Zool. 16: 324-329.
43. O'NEILL, R. V. & REICHLE, D. A. (1980): Dimensions of ecosystem theory. - In: WARING, R. H. (ed.): Forests: fresh perspectives from ecosystem analysis. - Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR, USA, pp. 11-26.
44. PALMER, M. A., SWAN, C. M., NELSON, K., SILVER, P. & ALVESTAD, R. (2000): Streambed landscapes: evidence that stream invertebrates respond to the type and spatial arrangement of patches. - Lands. Ecol. 15: 563-576.
45. PAUL, M. J. & MEYER, J. L. (1996): Fungal biomass of 3 leaf litter species during decay in an Appalachian stream. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 15: 421-432.
46. PERRY, W. B., BENFIELD, E. F., PERRY, S. A. & WEBSTER, J. R. (1987): Energetics, growth, and production of a leaf-shredding aquatic insect in an Appalachian Mountain stream. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 6: 12-25.
47. PETERSEN, R. C. & CUMMINS, K. W. (1974): Leaf processing in a woodland stream. - Freshwat. Biol. 4: 343-368.
48. ROBISON, E. G. & BESCHTA, R. L. (1990): Characteristics of coarse woody debris for several coastal streams of southeast Alaska, USA. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 47: 1684-1693.
49. ROUNICK, J. S. & WINTERBOURN, M. J. (1983): Leaf processing in two contrasting beech forest streams: Effects of physical and biotic factors on litter breakdown. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 96: 448-474.
50. ROWE, L. & RICHARDSON, J. S. (2001): Community responses to experimental food depletion: resource tracking by stream invertebrates. - Oecologia 129: 473-480.
51. RUESINK, J. L. & SRIVASTAVA, D. S. (2001): Numerical and per capita responses to species loss: mechanisms maintaining ecosystem function in a community of stream insect detritivores. - Oikos 93: 221-234.
52. SCHOFIELD, K. A., PRINGLE, C. M., MEYER, J. L. & SUTHERLAND, A. B. (2001): The importance of crayfish in the breakdown of rhododendron leaf litter. - Freshwat. Biol. 46: 1191-1204.
53. SCHULZE, E.-D. & MOONEY, H. A. (EDS.) (1993): Biodiversity and ecosystem function. - Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, USA.
54. SILER, E. R., WALLACE, J. B. & EGGERT, S. L. (2001): Long-term effects of resource limitation on stream invertebrate drift. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 58: 1624-1637.
55. SIMON, K. S. & BENFIELD, E. F. (2001): Leaf and wood breakdown in cave streams. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 20: 550-563.
56. STEEDMAN, R. J. & ANDERSON, N. H. (1985): Life history and ecological role of the xylophagous aquatic beetle, Lara avara LECONTE (Dryopoidea: Elmidae). - Freshwat. Biol. 15: 535-546.
57. STEWART, B. A. (1992): The effect of invertebrates on leaf decomposition rates in two small woodland streams in southern Africa. - Arch. Hydrobiol. 124: 19-33.
58. STEWART-OATEN, A., MURDOCH, W. W. & PARKER, K. R. (1986): Environmental impact assessment: Pseudoreplication in time? - Ecology 67: 929-940.
59. SUBERKROPP, K. (1998): Microorganisms and organic matter decomposition. - In: NAIMAN, R. J. & BILBY, R. E. (eds.): River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. - Springer Verlag, New York, USA, pp. 120-143.
60. TANK, J. L. & WEBSTER, J. R. (1998): Interaction of substrate availability and nutrient distribution on wood biofilm development in streams. - Ecology 79: 2168-2179.
61. TANK, J. L., WEBSTER, J. R. & BENFIELD, E. F. (1998): Effect of leaf litter exclusion on microbial enzyme activity associated with wood biofilms in streams. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 17: 95-103.
62. VANNOTTE, R. L., MINSHALL, G. W., CUMMINS, K. W., SEDELL, J. R. & CUSHING, C. E. (1980): The river continuum concept. - Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 37: 130-137.
63. WALLACE, J. B., EGGERT, S. L., MEYER, J. L. & WEBSTER, J. R. (1997): Multiple trophic levels of a forest stream linked to terrestrial litter inputs. - Science 277: 102-104.
64. _ (1999): Effects of resource limitation on a detrital-based ecosystem. - Ecol. Monogr. 69: 409-442.
65. WALLACE, J. B., WEBSTER, J. R. & CUFFNEY, T. F. (1982): Stream detritus dynamics: regulation by invertebrate consumers. - Oecologia 53: 197-200.
66. WATERS, T. F. (1969): Subsampler for dividing large samples of stream invertebrate drift. - Limnol. Oceanogr. 14: 813-815.
67. WEBSTER, J. R. & BENFIELD, E. F. (1986): Vascular plant breakdown in freshwater ecosystems. - Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 17: 567-594.
68. WEBSTER, J. R., BENFIELD, E. F., EHRMAN, T. P., SCHAEFFER, M. A., TANK, J. L., HUTCHENS, J. J. & D'ANGELO, D. J. (1999): What happens to allochthonous material that falls into streams? A synthesis of new and published information from Coweeta. - Freshwat. Biol. 41: 687-705.
69. WEBSTER, J. R. & MEYER, J. L. (1997): Stream organic matter budgets. - J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 16: 3-161.
70. WEBSTER, J. R., TANK, J. L., WALLACE, J. B., MEYER, J. L., EGGERT, S. L., EHRMAN, T. P., WARD, B. R., BENNETT, B. L., WAGNER, P. F. & MCTAMMANY, M. E. (2000): Effects of litter exclusion and wood removal on phosphorus and nitrogen retention in a forest stream. - Verh. Int. Verein. Limnol. 27: 1337-1340.
71. WEBSTER, J. R. & WAIDE, J. B. (1982): Effects of forest clearcutting on leaf breakdown in a southern Appalachian stream. - Freshwat. Biol. 12: 331-344.