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Freshwater biology

the processing of fallen leaves in streams by microbes and invertebrates, measured as a decay rate and used as a functional indicator.

In freshwater biology, leaf litter breakdown refers to the processing of fallen leaves in streams by microbes and invertebrates, measured as a decay rate and used as a functional indicator. This meaning comes from Petersen (1974) in Freshwater Biology.[1]

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References

Petersen, R. C., & Cummins, K. W. (1974). Leaf processing in a woodland stream. Freshwater Biology, 4(4), 343-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1974.tb00103.x

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