Detritus

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2008, Pages 903-911

  Zimmer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carrion; Decomposition; Detritivores; Dissolved organic matter; Freshwater ecology; Habitat connectivity; Intertidal ecology; Leaf litter; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Nutrient cycling; Particulate organic matter; Terrestrial ecology; Woody debris; Wrack

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858864480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045405-4.00475-4     Document Type: Chapter

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