Effects of invertebrate patch use behaviour and detritus quality on reed leaf decomposition in aquatic systems: A modelling approach

Sara Alemanno, Giorgio Mancinelli and Alberto Basset

Ecological Modelling, 2007, vol. 205, issue 3, 492-506

Abstract: We present a mechanistic model of reed leaf decomposition in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Lake Alimini Grande, Puglia, Italy). The aim is to assess the importance of the heterogeneity of leaf detritus and the rules governing patch colonisation by benthic macroinvertebrates to detritus decomposition. We thus propose two versions of a model where the effects of the behavioural choices of invertebrate consumers on detritus mass loss are tested.

Keywords: Decomposition; Phragmites australis; Behavioural approach; Patch dynamics; Model simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.009

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