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New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research Volume 31, 1997 - Issue 3
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Leaf breakdown and colonisation by invertebrates in a headwater stream: Comparisons of native and introduced tree species

S. M. Parkyn Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand; National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd, P. O. Box 11 115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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M. J. Winterbourn Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Pages 301-312 | Received 26 Nov 1996, Accepted 13 May 1997, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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JD Tonkin, A Brown & EM Chappell. (2015) Small-scale patch complexity, benthic invertebrate colonisation and leaf breakdown in three headwater streams in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 49:2, pages 159-172.
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JohnM. Quinn, BrianJ. Smith, GregoryP. Burrell & StephanieM. Parkyn. (2000) Leaf litter characteristics affect colonisation by stream invertebrates and growth of Olinga feredayi (Trichoptera: Conoesucidae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34:2, pages 273-287.
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JohnM. Quinn, GregoryP. Burrell & StephanieM. Parkyn. (2000) Influences of leaf toughness and nitrogen content on in‐stream processing and nutrient uptake by litter in a Waikato, New Zealand, pasture stream and streamside channels. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34:2, pages 253-271.
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BrendanJ. Hicks & J. Lee Laboyrie. (1999) Preliminary estimates of mass‐loss rates, changes in stable isotope composition, and invertebrate colonisation of evergreen and deciduous leaves in a Waikato, New Zealand, stream. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33:2, pages 221-232.
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Niall Broekhuizen & JohnM. Quinn. (1998) Influences of stream size and catchment land‐use on fine particulate organic matter retention in streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 32:4, pages 581-590.
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JohnM. Quinn, A. Bryce Cooper, RobertJ. Davies‐Colley, J. Christopher Rutherford & R. Bruce Williamson. (1997) Land use effects on habitat, water quality, periphyton, and benthic invertebrates in Waikato, New Zealand, hill‐country streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31:5, pages 579-597.
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