Species-specific patterns of litter processing by terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in high intertidal salt marshes and coastal forests. Zimmer, M., Pennings, S. C., Buck, T. L., & Carefoot, T. H. Functional Ecology, 2002.
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The species-specificity of litter processing by three species of isopods at the interface between salt marsh and coastal forest habitats in the south-eastern United States was examined. To quantify isopod performance, measurements were taken of feeding, digestion and growth of isopods fed on three litter types (Juncus roemerianus, Quercus virginiana and Pinus palustris) and on artificial diets containing one of three classes of model phenolic compounds (simple phenolics and hydrolysable and condensed tannins). To quantify the ecosystem impact of isopods, promotion of microbial respiration, changes in detritus chemistry, and the quantity of litter processed by isopod populations were measured. The results support three hypotheses concerning isopod
@article{zimmer_species-specific_2002,
	title = {Species-specific patterns of litter processing by terrestrial isopods ({Isopoda}: {Oniscidea}) in high intertidal salt marshes and coastal forests},
	volume = {16},
	abstract = {The species-specificity of litter processing by three species of isopods at the interface between salt marsh and coastal forest habitats in the south-eastern United States was examined. To quantify isopod performance, measurements were taken of feeding, digestion and growth of isopods fed on three litter types (Juncus roemerianus, Quercus virginiana and Pinus palustris) and on artificial diets containing one of three classes of model phenolic compounds (simple phenolics and hydrolysable and condensed tannins). To quantify the ecosystem impact of isopods, promotion of microbial respiration, changes in detritus chemistry, and the quantity of litter processed by isopod populations were measured. The results support three hypotheses concerning isopod},
	journal = {Functional Ecology},
	author = {Zimmer, Martin. and Pennings, Steven C. and Buck, Tracy L. and Carefoot, Thomas H.},
	year = {2002},
	keywords = {GCE, biodiversity, decomposition, microbial respiration, phenolics, digestion}
}

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