Do secondary compounds inhibit microbial- and insect-mediated leaf breakdown in a tropical rainforest stream, Costa Rica?

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-323

  Ardón, Marcelo ^a,b   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Collector gatherers; Decomposition; Ergosterol; Fungi; Lignin; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGUS; INSECT; LEAF; LIGNIN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINFOREST; STREAM; TANNIN; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RIVER;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; COSTA RICA; ELEMENTS; INSECTS; LIGNIN; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; TANNINS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA; TREMA; TREMA INTEGERRIMA;

EID: 39249084360     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0913-x     Document Type: Article

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