Leaf quality of some tropical and temperate tree species as food resource for stream shredders

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-41

  Graça, Manuel A S ^a   Cressa, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Invertebrates; Litter decomposition; Microbial conditioning; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT DEFENSE;

PORTUGAL; VENEZUELA;

CHAETOPTERYX LUSITANICA; INVERTEBRATA; NECTOPSYCHE ARGENTATA; PHYLLOICUS PRIAPULUS; SERICOSTOMA VITTATUM;

EID: 76749171328     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200911173     Document Type: Article

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