Episodic acidification affects the breakdown and invertebrate colonisation of oak litter

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2318-2329

  Pye, Marian C ^a   Vaughan, Ian P ^a   Ormerod, Steve J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid episodes; Ecosystem processes; Litter decomposition; Macroinvertebrates; Streams

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84866975425     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12007     Document Type: Article

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