Growth of shredders on leaf litter biofilms: The effect of light intensity

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 459-466

  Franken, Rob J M ^a   Waluto, Beata ^a   Peeters, Edwin T H M ^a   Gardeniers, Jean J P ^a   Beijer, John A J ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asellus aquaticus; Biofilm; Decomposition; Gammarus pulex; Light

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOFILM; DECOMPOSITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; LEAF LITTER; LIGHT INTENSITY;

ALGAE; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS NIGRA; PULEX;

EID: 14844303392     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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