Litter breakdown in a stream affected by drainage from a gold mine

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-70

  Medeiros, Adriana O ^a,b   Rocha, Paula ^b   Rosa, Carlos A ^a   Graça, Manuel A S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Heavy metals; Litter breakdown; Shredders

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CADDISFLY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DRAINAGE WATER; FUNGUS; GOLD MINE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LITTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ALLOGAMUS LIGONIFER; ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 56149113133     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0059     Document Type: Article

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