Chemical change of leaves during breakdown affects associated invertebrates in a subtropical stream

AIMS: Our objective was assess the effects of leaf chemical change during breakdown on the associated invertebrates. METHODS: We evaluate the chemical composition of leaves (of two tree species; Sebastiania brasiliensis and Campomanesia xanthocarpa) and the density of invertebrates during leaf break...

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Main Authors: Alan Mosele Tonin, Rozane Maria Restello, Luiz Ubiratan Hepp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2014-09-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2014000300003&lng=en&tlng=en