Effects of Macrobrachium hainanense predation on benthic community functioning in tropical Asian streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1306-1319

  Mantel, Sukhmani K ^a   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Density manipulation; Forest stream; Hong Kong; Litter processing; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; PREDATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM HAINANENSE; PALAEMONIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 4644328305     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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