Does leaf quality mediate the stimulation of leaf breakdown by phosphorus in Neotropical streams?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 618-633

  Ardón, Marcelo ^a   Stallcup, Lindsay A ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Decomposition; Ergosterol; Lignin; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF; NUTRIENT; STREAM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

CASTILLA ELASTICA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; TREMA;

EID: 33645109287     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01515.x     Document Type: Article

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