The effect of the macroconsumer Aegla longirostri (Crustacea, Decapoda) on the invertebrate community in a subtropical stream

AIM: This study tested whether the macroconsumer Aegla longirostri is able to modify the invertebrate community associated with decomposing leaves. METHODS: The study was performed in a first-order stream located in central Rio Grande do Sul state. Two types of channels containing leaf litter of Fic...

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Main Authors: Gláucia Bolzan Cogo, Cristiane Biasi, Sandro Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2014000200005&lng=en&tlng=en