The influence of flow and season upon leaf-litter breakdown in monsoonal Hong Kong streams

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 663, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-215

  Niu, Sophia Q ^a   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brotia; Discharge; Ecosystem function; Liquidambar; Shredders; Water extraction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLY; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONSOON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

BROTIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; LIQUIDAMBAR;

EID: 79959788235     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0573-4     Document Type: Article

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