Shredder colonization and decomposition of green and senescent leaves during summer in a headwater stream in northern Japan

Effects of Leaf Litter Species on Macroi

Effects of Leaf Litter Species on Macroinvertebrate Colonization during Decomposition in a Portuguese Stream

✍ Manuela Abelho 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 324 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract This study evaluated if there are differences in leaf breakdown and invertebrate colonization among tree species differing in quality (toughness), and which factors could influence these differences. Common alder leaves decomposed significantly faster then either sweet chestnut or Spani