Effect of leaf decomposition stage and water temperature on fragmentation activity of a shredder invertebrate species in lotic ecosystems
ABSTRACT The attractiveness of a given leaf detritus to invertebrates depends on the chemical composition, physical structure, stage of microbial colonization and decomposition level. In addition to the leaf detritus quality, water temperature also affects organic matter cycling in aquatic environme...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
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| Series: | Iheringia: Série Zoologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212017000100217&lng=en&tlng=en |