Input of litter in deforested and forested areas of a tropical headstream Aporte de folhiço em áreas sem mata e com mata de galeria de um riacho tropical

Riparian vegetation is the main source of leaves and the main energy source for low order streams. Therefore, changes in its composition affect the structure and processes in streams. We studied the contribution of the riparian vegetation by analysing the annual input of litter in deforested and for...

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Main Authors: EM Carvalho, VS Uieda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2010-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000200008