Flow patterns affect leaf processing by invertebrates in temperate streams
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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00authored byAlistair R. Danger
This work qualified how stream hydraulics affect leaf accumulation habitats used by stream-dwelling insects and the speed at which leaves decompose as a consequence of the species and numbers of insects that live within leaf packs. Leaf accumulations decompose faster in slower moving water because they attract more insects.