Leaf litter decomposition in remote oceanic island streams is driven by microbes and depends on litter quality and environmental conditions

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  2016

• Venue

  Freshwater Biology

• Publication date

  2016-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/FWB.12749
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