Decomposition of submerged Phragmites australis leaf litter in two highly eutrophic Mediterranean coastal lagoons: Relative contribution of microbial respiration and macroinvertebrate feeding

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-367

  Bayo, M M ^a   Casas, J J ^a   Cruz Pizarro, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoons; Decomposition; Eutrophication; Reed leaf litter

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DECOMPOSITION; EUTROPHICATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ECHINOGAMMARUS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOPSIS PRAEMORSA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 23944525172     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0163-0349     Document Type: Article

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