Organic matter characterization and decomposition dynamics in sub-Antarctic streams impacted by invasive beavers

• Published in: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
• Main Authors: Ulloa, Erica, Anderson, Christopher B., Ardón, Marcelo, Murcia, Silvia, Valenzuela, Alejandro E.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Castor canadensis; carbon cycle; decay rate; decomposition; leaf packs; Nothofagus; Antarctic; Beaver Ponds; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7897; https://doi.org/10.3856/vol40-issue4-fulltext-6

Despite being a relatively remote and well conserved area, the sub-Antarctic ecoregion faces pressing global threats from climate change, the ozone hole and introduced species. Its freshwater ecosystems are one of the least studied components of this biome, but they are known to confront a host of i...