Shredders and riparian vegetation
- Univ. of Maryland, Frostburg (USA)
Stream invertebrates that feed on leaf litter are intimately tied to the nature and timing of the litter input. These invertebrates are called shredders; they consume streamside, riparian litter that has become trapped in the stream channel. This plant litter accumulates at the leading edge of obstructions in the current and settles out in pools, alcoves, and other depositional zones. Given the extensive literature that has accumulated over the last 20 years, researchers can now develop a general, testable model that relates riparian plant communities to the stream shredders, which depend upon litter derived from those communities.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-85ER60301
- OSTI ID:
- 7068085
- Journal Information:
- Bioscience; (USA), Journal Name: Bioscience; (USA) Vol. 39:1; ISSN BISNA; ISSN 0006-3568
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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