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Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams
(Ecological Indicators, 2014-05)
Terrestrial plant litter is the main source of energy for food webs in forest headwater streams. Leaf litter quality often changes when native tree species are replaced by exotic ones and land use change in
the watershed ...
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild
(The Society for Freshwater Science, 2014-02)
Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to develop models
of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological condition. We collected macroinvertebrates ...