What is more important for invertebrate colonization in a stream with low-quality litter inputs: Exposure time or leaf species?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 654, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-136

  Ligeiro, Raphael ^a   Moretti, Marcelo S ^a,b   Gonçalves Jr , J Francisco ^a,c   Callisto, Marcos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE VILA VELHA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado); Functional feeding groups; Invertebrate assemblages; Leaf patches; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; FUNCTIONAL FEEDING GROUPS; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES; LEAF PATCHES; TROPICAL STREAMS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEEDING;

HYDRAULICS;

BIOMASS; CERRADO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONIZATION; DETRITUS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; HEADWATER; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL;

BURSERACEAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MYRCIA; MYRTACEAE; OCOTEA; PROTIUM; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 77955769979     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0375-8     Document Type: Article

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