Assessing effects of eutrophication in streams based on breakdown of eucalypt leaves

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-230

  Mesquita, Ana ^a   Pascoal, Cláudia ^a   Cássio, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic fungi; Eutrophication; Invertebrates; Leaf breakdown; Stream integrity

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; EUTROPHICATION; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ESTE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34848926880     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0221     Document Type: Article

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