Limited evidence that mixing leaf litter accelerates decomposition or increases diversity of decomposers in streams of eastern Canada

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 592, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 405-422

  Taylor, Barry R ^a   Mallaley, Chrystiane ^a   Cairns, Jennifer F ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic fungi; Decomposition; Mixed litter; Shredders

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; BIODEGRADABILITY; DECAY (ORGANIC); HYDROLYSIS; MARINE BORERS; NUTRIENTS;

AIR-DRIED LITTERS; AQUATIC FUNGI; MIXED LITTER; SHREDDERS;

FUNGI;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CANOPY; COLONIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ACER RUBRUM; ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548447510     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0778-3     Document Type: Article

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