Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Freshwater biology
15 (1985), S. 0
ISSN:
1365-2427
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
SUMMARY. 〈list xml:id="l1" style="custom"〉1Breakdown rates of dogwood (Cornus florida L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and white oak (Quercus alba L.) leaves were investigated at two first-order and two second-order sites in an Appalachian Mountain stream.2Leaves exposed in mesh bags were sampled on eight occasions over a 207 day period and breakdown rates were compared using an exponential decay model.3There was a consistent ranking in leaf breakdown rate within each site, i.e. dogwood 〉 red maple 〉 white oak, and all species broke down faster at second-than at first-order sites.4Our data suggest that differences in species-specific leaf breakdown rates were largely a function of shredder abundance on the leaves.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1985.tb00701.x
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