Intraspecific interference in a tropical stream shredder guild

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Boyero, Luz ^a   Pearson, Richard G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian wet tropics; Biotic interactions; Competition; Leaf litter

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GUILD STRUCTURE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; LEAF LITTER; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANISOCENTROPUS KIRRAMUS; ATALOPHLEBIA SP.; CALAMOCERATIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; LECTRIDES; LECTRIDES VARIONS; LEPTOCERIDAE; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA; TRIPLECTIDES GONETALUS;

EID: 33644838359     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05052     Document Type: Article

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