Future increase in temperature may stimulate litter decomposition in temperate mountain streams: Evidence from a stream manipulation experiment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 881-892

  Ferreira, Verónica ^a   Canhoto, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fresh waters; Fungal activity; Leaf litter; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

HYPHOMYCETES; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84926418681     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12539     Document Type: Article

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