Nutrient enrichment of a heterotrophic stream alters leaf litter nutritional quality and shredder physiological condition via the microbial pathway

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 718, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Connolly, N M ^a,b   Pearson, R G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Invertebrate; Litter; Nutrient; Rainforest; Shredder; Tropic

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FOOD WEB; IMPACT; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATE; RAINFOREST; STREAM;

ANISOCENTROPUS KIRRAMUS; APODYTES; BRACHYSTYLUS; CALAMOCERATIDAE; ICACINACEAE; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84884532939     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1605-7     Document Type: Article

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