The Role of Animal Associations and Current Velocity in Sediment-Specific Leaf Litter Decomposition
- 1 January 1977
- Vol. 29 (2) , 357-365
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3543627
Abstract
Decomposition of white ash leaf packs on 4 substrates was studied in New Hope Creek, North Carolina [USA]. Sediment-specific decomposition rates and animal associations were related. Current velocity did not contribute significantly to the variation in sediment-specific decomposition. The dynamics of litter decomposition in streams can be more fully understood by simultaneously studying the dynamics of the benthic community.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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