Leaf breakdown in a tropical stream: comparison between the exotic Eucalyptus grandis and two native species

Abstract Aim We evaluated the leaf decomposition in a first order stream of the exotic Eucalyptus grandis and two native species Lithraea molleoides and Maytenus aquifolium common riparian trees in a tropical forest. Besides seasonal effects on leaf decomposition of the three species were evaluated...

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Main Authors: Gisele Pires Pelizari, Ariane Almeida Vaz, Davi Butturi-Gomes, Welber Senteio Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2022-04-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2022000100710&tlng=en