Leaf-litter processing in headwater streams of northern Iberian Peninsula: Moderate levels of eutrophication do not explain breakdown rates

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 718, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-57

  Pérez, Javier ^a   Basaguren, Ana ^a   Descals, Enrique ^b   Larrañaga, Aitor ^a   Pozo, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Decomposition; Invertebrates; Leaf litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FUNGUS; HEADWATER; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

ALNUS; HYPHOMYCETES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84884534014     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1610-x     Document Type: Article

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