Leaf Processing in a Slough of an Ozark Stream
1982; Arkansas Academy of Science; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2326-0505
AutoresDon F. Petty, Arthur V. Brown,
Tópico(s)Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
ResumoProcessing of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), black oak (Quercus velutina), and American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) was investigated in a slough of the IllinoisRiver, Benton County, Arkansas, using 5-gram packs in wirebaskets. Oak and sycamore showed similardegradation rates, while maple was processed much faster. All processing rates were strongly retarded during a period of siltation. Chironomid larvae were the dominant organisms associated with the packs and their numbers were depressed by the silt influx. Shredders were notably few in number as compared with studies from the northwestern United States.
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