Leaf-Litter Mixtures Affect Breakdown an
Leaf-Litter Mixtures Affect Breakdown and Macroinvertebrate Colonization Rates in a Stream Ecosystem
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Manuela Abelho
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Previous work in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems has suggested that the relationship between breakdown rates of leaf litter and plant species richness may change unpredictability due to non‐additive effects mediated by the presence of key‐species. By using single‐ and mixed‐species l