Composition of speciose leaf litter alters stream detritivore growth, feeding activity and leaf breakdown

Oecologia

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 469-478

  Swan, Christopher M ^a   Palmer, Margaret A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed detritus; Non additive effects; Plant species richness; Riparian; Stonefly

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

PELTOPERLIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TALLAPERLA MARIA;

EID: 33644603526     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0297-8     Document Type: Article

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