Assessing structural and functional ecosystem condition using leaf breakdown : studies on a polluted river
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- 1. Leaf breakdown rates of Alnus glutinosa were determined and the structure of decomposer assemblages associated with leaves were analysed to assess the effect of pollution on the ecological condition of the Ave River (Northwest Portugal). 2. Increase in organic and inorganic nutrients was associated with an increase in density and a decrease in richness of macroinvertebrates, a dramatic decline Revista
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