Trophic complexity enhances ecosystem functioning in an aquatic detritus-based model system

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1042-1051

  Jabiol, Jérémy ^a,b   Mckie, Brendan G ^c   Bruder, Andreas ^d,e   Bernadet, Caroline ^a,b   Gessner, Mark O ^f,g   Chauvet, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Eawag ^*  (Sweden)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^g TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; Detritivores; Fungi; Litter decomposition; Shredders; Stream; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FISH; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; METAZOAN; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; METAZOA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; AQUATIC HYPHOMYCETES; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; BODY WEIGHT; DETRITIVORE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRANCE; FUNGUS; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RIVER; SHREDDERS; STREAM; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROUT;

AQUATIC HYPHOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; DETRITIVORES; FUNGI; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; SHREDDERS; STREAM; TROPHIC CASCADE;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ASCOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRANCE; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; RIVERS; TROUT;

EID: 84881545641     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12079     Document Type: Article

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