Seasonal differences in green leaf breakdown and nutrient content of deciduous and evergreen tree species and grass in a granitic headwater stream

A Comparative Study of Leaf Breakdown of

A Comparative Study of Leaf Breakdown of Three Native Tree Species in a Slowly-Flowing Headwater Stream in the Colombian Andes

✍ Julian Chara; Donald Baird; Trevor Telfer; Lina Giraldo 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 122 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract The dynamics of leaf breakdown in a headwater Colombian stream were evaluated for the native tree species __Myrsine guianensis, Cupania latifolia__ and __Nectandra lineatifolia__ using coarse and fine mesh litter bags. Ten bags of each species (five of each mesh size) were retrieved fro