Effects of experimental warming, litter species, and presence of macroinvertebrates on litter decomposition and associated decomposers in a temperate mountain stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 206-216

  Ferreira, Verónica ^a   Chauvet, Eric ^b,c   Canhoto, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUT; STREAMWATER; WOODLAND;

CASTANEA SATIVA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84922124272     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0119     Document Type: Article

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