Colonisation of leaf litter by aquatic invertebrates in an Atlantic Forest stream

Riparian vegetation along streams in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil contributes to the formation of a highly heterogeneous leaf litter in streambeds. To investigate the structure and composition of the aquatic invertebrate community during the process of leaf decomposition of two plant species presen...

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Main Authors: VC. Oliveira, EA. Gonçalves, RG. Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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