Dynamics of allochthonous organic matter in a tropical Brazilian headstream

The species composition of the riparian vegetation and the seasonal contribution of input and storage of fine and coarse particulate organic matter were assessed in a 3rd order stretch. Fourteen tree species in the riparian zone were identified, with 3 species contributing with 68% of total litter i...

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Main Authors: José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior, Juliana Silva França, Marcos Callisto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000700014