Leaf quality influences invertebrate colonization and drift in a temperate rainforest stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1663-1673

  García, Liliana ^a   Richardson, John S ^b   Pardo, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; DICOTYLEDON; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EMERGENCE; INSECT; LEAF LITTER; PUPATION; RAINFOREST; RIPARIAN FOREST; STREAM; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84867447088     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-090     Document Type: Article

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