Leaf diversity influences in-stream litter decomposition through effects on shredders

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1671-1682

  Sanpera Calbet, Isis ^a,b,c   Lecerf, Antoine ^a,b   Chauvet, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Leaf mixing; Litter breakdown; Shredders; Terrestrial aquatic linkage

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS; CORYLUS AMERICANA; CORYLUS AVELLANA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; POTAMOPHYLAX; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 67650333346     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02216.x     Document Type: Article

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