The effects of land use on leaf-litter processing by macroinvertebrates in an Australian temperate coastal stream

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-304

  Danger, Alistair R ^a   Robson, Belinda J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse particulate organic matter; Eucalyptus; Fine particulate organic matter; Leaf processing; Shredders

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAND USE; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SKENES CREEK; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EUCALYPTUS; INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 4344700756     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0718-5     Document Type: Article

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