The effects of eucalypt plantations on plant litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in Iberian streams

Eucalypt plantations cover over 1.5 million ha in the Iberian Peninsula. The effects of the replacement of native deciduous forests by exotic plantations on stream communities and litter decomposition, a key ecosystem process in forest streams, are poorly understood. We compared microbially driven a...

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Main Author: Ferreira, Verónica (author)
Other Authors: Larrañaga, Aitor (author), Gulis, Vladislav (author), Basaguren, Ana (author), Elosegi, Arturo (author), Graça, Manuel A. S. (author), Pozo, Jesús (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Ecosystem functioning
Eucalyptus globulus
Forest change
Litter quality
Litter breakdown
Shredders
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/98702
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/98702

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http://hdl.handle.net/10316/98702

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