On the way to overcome some ecological riddles of forested headwaters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 696, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-136

  García, Liliana ^a   Pardo, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Brillia bifida; Growth rates; Headwaters; Leaf packs; Secondary production; Shredders

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DETRITIVORY; FOOD QUALITY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; HEADWATER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE CYCLE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALNUS; BRILLIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84865423459     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1188-8     Document Type: Article

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