Degradation of Riparian Leaves and the Recycling of Nutrients in a Stream Ecosystem

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Effects of Burial on Food Value and Consumption of Leaf Detritus by Aquatic Invertebrates in a Lowland Forest Stream

Herbst¹

1980

Oikos

102

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Degradation of Riparian Leaves and the Recycling of Nutrients in a Stream Ecosystem

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Effects of Burial on Food Value and Consumption of Leaf Detritus by Aquatic Invertebrates in a Lowland Forest Stream

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