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detritus breakdown
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Definition
The decomposition and fragmentation of dead organic matter by organisms, particularly the conversion of coarse to fine particulate organic matter
Related Terms (18)
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mass lossdecaydetritivorydetrital breakdownnutrient recyclingnutrient limitationbrown trophic pathwaynutrient liberation
Publications (32)
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Comparing decomposition rates and detritivore preferences for caddisfly (Trichoptera) cases versus ambient detritus
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Molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter reflects macroecological patterns in river networks
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Plant Bioassay Testing Soil Quality Following Carrion Insect Activity
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Effects of a caddisfly range shift on competition and facilitation in high elevation ponds
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Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network
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Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems
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The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil
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Testing for competition, facilitation, and intraguild predation between two co-dominant detritivores: the caddisfly <i> Limnephilus externus </i> and chironomid midges
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Species-specific traits predict whole-assemblage detritus processing by pond invertebrates
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Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains
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Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition
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A comparison of lodgepole and spruce needle chemistry impacts on terrestrial biogeochemical processes during isolated decomposition
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The role of non-caddisfly taxa on detrital processing in montane ponds
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Shale as a Source of Organic Carbon in Floodplain Sediments of a Mountainous Watershed
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Ecological role of <i>Limnephilus abbreviates</i> in detritus dynamics
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Impacts of the invasive species <i> Linaria vulgaris </i> on soil ecology and native plant biodiversity
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Carbon Dioxide Concentrations and Efflux from Permanent, Semi-Permanent, and Temporary Subalpine Ponds
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A molecular investigation of soil organic carbon composition across a subalpine catchment
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Role of animal detritivores in the breakdown of emergent plant detrius in temporary ponds
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Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics
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Comparing detritus breakdown rates with and without detritivores in subalpine ponds with different hydroperiods
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Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
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An Endophyte alters biological characteristics of the grass, Festuca thurberi.
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Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?
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Herbivore growth responses to nutrient mobilization by detritivores
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Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes
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Does species diversity of caddisflies enhance detritus breakdown and nutrient release in temporary ponds?
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From brown to green: how does caddisfly detritus processing affect the growth of invertebrate algal grazers
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Subalpine forest carbon cycling: Short- and long-term influence of climate and species
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Dead wood biomass and turnover time, measured by radiocarbon, along a subalpine elevation gradient
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Control of litter decomposition in a subalpine meadow-sagebrush steppe ecotone under climate change
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