Leaf litter composition and community structure: Translating regional species changes into local dynamics

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2519-2525

  Rubbo, Michael J ^a   Kiesécker, Joseph M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Allochthonous; Amphibian; Food web; Heterotrophic; Leaf litter; Rana sylvatica; Red maple; Salamander; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOOD WEB; LEAF LITTER; MESOCOSM; POND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); QUERCUS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 5344238975     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0653     Document Type: Article

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