Relative importance of bacteria and fungi in a tropical headwater stream: Leaf decomposition and invertebrate feeding preference

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 536-546

  Wright, M S ^a   Covich, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD WEB; MICROORGANISM; STREAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CECROPIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PUERTO RICO; RIVER; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CECROPIA PLANT; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FUNGI; PLANT LEAVES; PUERTO RICO; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; OCEANIC REGIONS; PUERTO RICO; WORLD;

ATYA LANIPES; CECROPIA; DACRYODES EXCELSA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; XIPHOCARIS ELONGATA;

EID: 24344474241     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-004-0052-4     Document Type: Article

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