Consumption of leaf detritus by a stream shredder: Influence of tree species and nutrient status

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 53-61

  Irons III, John G ^a   Oswood, Mark W ^a   Bryant, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

detritus; feeding; nutrition; riparian; shredder; stream

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249173823     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00014278     Document Type: Article

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