Litter Decomposition as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Functioning at Local-to-Continental Scales: Insights from the European RivFunction Project

Advances in Ecological Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-182

  Chauvet, E ^a   Ferreira, V ^b   Giller, P S ^c   McKie, B G ^d   Tiegs, S D ^e   Woodward, G ^f   Elosegi, A ^g   Dobson, M ^h   Fleituch, T ⁱ   Graca M A S ^b   Gulis, V ^j   Hladyz, S ^k   Lacoursiere J O ^l   Lecerf, A ^a   Pozo, J ^g   Preda, E ^m   Riipinen, M ⁿ   Risnoveanu G ^m   Vadineanu, A ^m   Vought, L B M ^l   Gessner, M O ^o,p   more..

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^h APEM LTD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

^j Department of Public Health   (United States)

^k MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^o LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^p TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Functional assessment; Leaf litter decomposition; Management; Nutrient; Riparian forest; River; Stream

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998886330     PISSN: 00652504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2016.08.006     Document Type: Chapter

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