Riparian leaf litter processing by benthic macroinvertebrates in a woodland stream of central Chile Procesamiento de detritus ripariano por macroinvertebrados bentónicos en un estero boscoso de Chile central

• Main Author: CLAUDIO VALDOVINOS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2001
• Subjects: macroinvertebrados; procesamiento de hojas; ecosistema fluvial; Chile; plantaciones exóticas; vegetación riparina; macroinvertebrates; leaf processing; stream ecosystem; exotic plantations; riparian vegetation; Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Entrada; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/9cc39452e93b4d9c80cd822be6db48ed

Leaf litter input from riparian landscapes has been identified as both a major energy flow to stream ecosystems and as a food source for stream macroinvertebrates. In riparian landscapes of woodland streams of central Chile, the native deciduous hardwoods are being artificially replaced by exotic co...