Interaction of water temperature and shredders on leaf litter breakdown: A comparison of streams in Canada and Norway

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 721, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-88

  Taylor, Barry R ^a   Andrushchenko, Irene V ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decay rates; Leuctra; Litter decomposition; Shredders; Streams; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CADDISFLY; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; RIVER SYSTEM; STONEFLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; NORDLAND; NORWAY; NOVA SCOTIA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOSTOMA; LEUCTRA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84888008933     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1650-2     Document Type: Article

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