Relative influence of shredders and fungi on leaf litter decomposition along a river altitudinal gradient

Leaf litter decomposition and microarthropod abundance along an altitudinal gradient

Mass loss rates of three types of leaf litter were measured along an altitudinal gradient at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Macon County, North Carolina. Litterbags containing air dried litter from Quercus prinus L., Liriodendron tulipifera L., and Rhododendron maximum L. were placed in five plots along the gradient and sampled monthly. Microarthropods were extracted and sorted, and litter ...

Contribution of fungi and bacteria to leaf litter decomposition in a polluted river.

The contribution of fungi and bacteria to the decomposition of alder leaves was examined at two reference and two polluted sites in the Ave River (northwestern Portugal). Leaf mass loss, microbial production from incorporation rates of radiolabeled compounds into biomolecules, fungal biomass from ergosterol concentration, sporulation rates, and diversity of aquatic hyphomycetes associated with ...

Leaf diversity influences in-stream litter decomposition through effects on shredders

survey microbial decomposition leaf litter of salix sp. populus sp. robinia sp. in artificial stream

مطالعه اکولوژیک از سرچشمه رودخانه قره سو(سراب روانسر) در استان کرمانشاه واقع در غرب ایران در پائیز 1378 انجام شد، حداکثر دمای آب 20 درجه سانتی گراد بود، هنگام مطالعه دما در سرچشمه 18 سانتی گراد بود، مقدار عناصر شیمیایی آب اندازه گیری نشد. در این پژوهش لاشبرگ های درختی از بید، چنار، اقاقیا جمع آوری سپس توسط بخش هرباریوم دانشکده کشاورزی دانشگاه شناسایی شدند. وزن خاکستر خشک afdm در(نمونه برداری ...

Effects of cadmium and phenanthrene mixtures on aquatic fungi and microbially mediated leaf litter decomposition.

Urbanization and industrial activities have contributed to widespread contamination by metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the combined effects of these toxics on aquatic biota and processes are poorly understood. We examined the effects of cadmium (Cd) and phenanthrene on the activity and diversity of fungi associated with decomposing leaf litter in streams. Leaves of Alnus glutin...