Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 945-962

  Ferreira, Verónica ^a   Encalada, Andrea C ^a,b   Graça, Manuel A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

biodiversity ecosystem function relationship; litter decomposition; litter richness; temperate stream; tropical rainforest stream

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; INVERTEBRATE; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORULATION; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84884324382     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-062.1     Document Type: Article

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