Fungal alteration of the elemental composition of leaf litter affects shredder feeding activity

1. Leaf litter from riparian vegetation provides the main source of matter and energy for food webs of small forest streams. Shredding macroinvertebrates mostly feed on this litter when it has been colonised and conditioned by microorganisms, especially by aquatic hyphomycetes. Since shredders feed...

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Main Author: Cornut, Julien (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Verónica (author), Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia (author), Chauvet, Eric (author), Canhoto, Cristina (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
ecosystem functioning
fungal community composition
leaf litter stoichiometry
Schizopelex festiva
species identity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/98697
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/98697

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