Effects of Eucalyptus leachates and oxygen on leaf-litter processing by fungi and stream invertebrates

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 411-424

  Canhoto, Cristina ^a   Calapez, Raquel ^a   Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ^a   Moreira Santos, Matilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; feeding behavior; leaf leachate; macroinvertebrates; microbial decomposition; stream intermittency; waterborne toxicity

Indexed keywords

AERATION; COLONIZATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNGUS; INVERTEBRATE; LEACHATE; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TREE;

PORTUGAL;

AMPHIPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FUNGI; GAMMARIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SERICOSTOMA VITTATUM; SERICOSTOMATIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84884304868     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-062.1     Document Type: Article

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