Leaf litter input and electrical conductivity may change density of Phylloicus sp. (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in a Brazilian savannah stream

Abstract Aim Shredders are generally not abundant in tropical streams, and there is considerable evidence suggesting that the food supply drives this pattern in headwaters. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of variation in the availability of food resources, over one year, on the densi...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Figueiredo Marques Leite, Fabíola Turiel Costa Silva, Fernanda Keley Silva Pereira Navarro, Renan de Souza Rezende, José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2016000100311&lng=en&tlng=en