Effects of Leaf Species and Conditioning State of Fresh Leaves on Colonization by Stream and Pond Macroinvertebrates
Fresh, green leaves are increasing as resources in aquatic ecosystems due to Food Service more frequent severe spring and summer storms, but research on allochthonous resources typically uses senescent leaves.We examined macroinvertebrate colonization of green leaves of three native deciduous trees (red maple, red oak, and tulip poplar) over two we