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The synergistic effects of a leaf mixture on decomposition change with a period of terrestrial exposure prior to immersion in a stream by Abelho, Manuela, Descals, Enrique

“…The effect of mixing litter on decomposition has received considerable attention in terrestrial and aquatic (but rarely in both) ecosystems, with a striking…”
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Effect of small reservoirs on leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean headwater streams by Menéndez, Margarita, Descals, Enrique, Riera, Tecla, Moya, Oscar

“…Leaf litter decomposition is a crucial process providing matter and energy to communities inhabiting headwater streams. This process could be affected by many…”
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Leaf-litter breakdown as an indicator of the impacts by flow regulation in headwater streams: Responses across climatic regions by Mollá, Salvador, Casas, J. Jesús, Menéndez, Margarita, Basaguren, Ana, Casado, Carmen, Descals, Enrique, González, José M., Larrañaga, Aitor, Lusi, Mirian, Martínez, Aingeru, Mendoza-Lera, Clara, Moya, Oscar, Pérez, Javier, Riera, Tecla, Roblas, Neftalí, Pozo, Jesús

“…•Leaf litter breakdown rates were lower downstream of regulated sites.•Breakdown reduction in downstream sites decreased from continental to oceanic…”
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Litter movement pathways across terrestrial–aquatic ecosystem boundaries affect litter colonization and decomposition in streams by Abelho, Manuela, Descals, Enrique, Allen, Daniel C.

“…Streams and their riparian zones are connected by spatial flows of organic matter and constitute a model example of a meta‐ecosystem. Fluxes of leaf litter…”
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Temperature affects leaf litter decomposition in low-order forest streams: field and microcosm approaches by Martínez, Aingeru, Larrañaga, Aitor, Pérez, Javier, Descals, Enrique, Pozo, Jesús

“…Abstract Despite predicted global warming, the temperature effects on headwater stream functioning are poorly understood. We studied these effects on…”
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Responses of Aquatic Hyphomycetes to Temperature and Nutrient Availability: a Cross-transplantation Experiment by Pérez, Javier, Martínez, Aingeru, Descals, Enrique, Pozo, Jesús

“…Aquatic hyphomycetes represent a large component of the microbial assemblage that decomposes submerged leaf-litter in fluvial ecosystems. The structure and…”
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Aquatic Hyphomycete Communities Associated with Decomposing Alder Leaf Litter in Reference Headwater Streams of the Basque Country (northern Spain) by Pérez, Javier, Descals, Enrique, Pozo, Jesús

“…The community of aquatic hyphomycetes associated with decomposing alder leaf litter was studied during autumn-winter in nine headwater reference streams of the…”
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Effects of pine plantations on structural and functional attributes of forested streams by Martínez, Aingeru, Larrañaga, Aitor, Pérez, Javier, Descals, Enrique, Basaguren, Ana, Pozo, Jesús

“…•Pine plantations negatively affected benthic shredder assemblages.•Pine plantations reduced a 20% the detritus processing capacity of streams.•Effects were…”
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Fungal biodiversity in aquatic habitats by Shearer, Carol A., Descals, Enrique, Kohlmeyer, Brigitte, Kohlmeyer, Jan, Marvanová, Ludmila, Padgett, David, Porter, David, Raja, Huzefa A., Schmit, John P., Thorton, Holly A., Voglymayr, Hermann

“…Issue Title: Special issue: Fungal Biodiversity. Editors: David Hawksworth and Gregory Mueller Fungal biodiversity in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats…”
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Leaf-litter processing in headwater streams of northern Iberian Peninsula: moderate levels of eutrophication do not explain breakdown rates by Pérez, Javier, Basaguren, Ana, Descals, Enrique, Larrañaga, Aitor, Pozo, Jesús

“…Agricultural and urban runoffs result in increased nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in rivers and are the cause of eutrophication. Headwater streams are less…”
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Leaf litter breakdown in Mediterranean streams: effect of dissolved inorganic nutrients by Menéndez, Margarita, Descals, Enrique, Riera, Tecla, Moya, Oscar

“…Agricultural runoff and urban activities can increase the inputs of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), into headwater streams, leading to eutrophication and thus…”
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Effects of Fungal Inocula and Habitat Conditions on Alder and Eucalyptus Leaf Litter Decomposition in Streams of Northern Spain by Pérez, Javier, Galán, Javier, Descals, Enrique, Pozo, Jesús

“…We investigated how fungal decomposer (aquatic hyphomycetes) communities colonizing alder and eucalyptus leaf litter respond to changes in habitat…”
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Leaf litter decomposition of native and introduced tree species of contrasting quality in headwater streams: How does the regional setting matter? by Casas, J. Jesús, Larrañaga, Aitor, Menéndez, Margarita, Pozo, Jesús, Basaguren, Ana, Martínez, Aingeru, Pérez, Javier, González, José M., Mollá, Salvador, Casado, Carmen, Descals, Enrique, Roblas, Neftalí, López-González, J. Antonio, Valenzuela, J. Luis

“…Terrestrial plant litter is important in sustaining stream food webs in forested headwaters. Leaf litter quality often decreases when native species are…”
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Small dams decrease leaf litter breakdown rates in Mediterranean mountain streams by González, José M., Mollá, Salvador, Roblas, Neftalí, Descals, Enrique, Moya, Óscar, Casado, Carmen

“…The damming of rivers and streams alters downstream habitat characteristics and biotic assemblages, and might thus alter stream functioning, although there is…”
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Leaf-litter colonisation and breakdown in relation to stream typology: insights from Mediterranean low-order streams by JESÚS CASAS, J., GESSNER, MARK O., LÓPEZ, DALILA, DESCALS, ENRIQUE

“…Summary 1. Scant information is available on leaf breakdown in streams of arid and semiarid regions, including the Mediterranean, where environmental…”
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Leaf-litter colonisation and breakdown in relation to stream typology: insights from Mediterranean low-order streams: Leaf-litter breakdown in relation to stream typology by JESÚS CASAS, J., GESSNER, MARK O., LÓPEZ, DALILA, DESCALS, ENRIQUE

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Small dams decrease leaf litter breakdown rates in Mediterranean mountain streams: Form and function: channel form, hydraulic integrity, and river ecosystem functioning by GONZALEZ, José M, MOLLA, Salvador, ROBLAS, Neftalí, DESCALS, Enrique, MOYA, Óscar, CASADO, Carmen

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Intraspecific and within-isolate sequence variation in the ITS rRNA gene region of Pythium mercuriale sp. nov. (Pythiaceae) by Belbahri, Lassaad, McLeod, Adèle, Paul, Bernard, Calmin, Gautier, Moralejo, Eduardo, Spies, Chris F.J, Botha, Wilhelm J, Clemente, Antonio, Descals, Enrique, Sánchez-Hernández, Esperanza, Lefort, Francois

“…Sixteen Pythium isolates from diverse hosts and locations, which showed similarities in their morphology and sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS)…”
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Phytophthora polonica, a new species isolated from declining Alnus glutinosa stands in Poland by Belbahri, Lassaad, Moralejo, Eduardo, Calmin, Gautier, Oszako, Tomasz, García, Jose A., Descals, Enrique, Lefort, Francois

“…Abstract In a survey of Phytophthora associated with alder decline in Poland, several isolates of a homothallic Phytophthora spet al, which could not be…”
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Leaf litter decomposition of native and introduced tree species of contrasting quality in headwater streams: How does the regional setting matter? by CASAS, J. Jésus, LARRAÑAGA, Aitor, DESCALS, Enrique, ROBLAS, Neftalí, LÓPEZ-GONZÁLEZ, J. Antonio, VALENZUELA, J. Luis, MENÉNDEZ, Margarita, POZO, Jesús, BASAGUREN, Ana, MARTÍNEZ, Aingeru, PÉREZ, Javier, GONZÁLEZ, José M, MOLLÁ, Salvador, CASADO, Carmen

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