Detritus processing by endemic and non-native Hawaiian stream invertebrates: A microcosm study of species-specific effects

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-254

  Larned, Scott T ^a,b   Kinzie III, Robert A ^c   Covich, Alan P ^d   Chong, Charles T ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Hawaii; Macroinvertebrate; Non native species; Shredder; Species interactions; Streams

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROCOSM; NATIVE SPECIES; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ASTACIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; ATYOIDA BISULCATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HAWAIIA; INVERTEBRATA; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 0037274638     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0156-0241     Document Type: Article

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