Leaf-litter breakdown in pasture and deciduous woodland streams: A comparison among three European regions

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1916-1929

  Hladyz, Sally ^a,f   Tiegs, Scott D ^b,c,g   Gessner, Mark O ^b,c   Giller, Paul S ^a   Rîscnoveanu, Geta ^d   Preda, Elena ^d   Nistorescu, Marius ^d   Schindler, Markus ^b,c   Woodward, Guy ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^g OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural streams; Decomposition; Functional ecosystem integrity; Land use change; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77955749241     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02426.x     Document Type: Article

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