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detritus shredders — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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detritus shredders

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on detritus shredders with 34 nodes and 115 connections. Top connected: Atriplex canescens, Bacteria, elevational gradients, aquatic insects, Trichoptera.

Definition

Functional guild of macroinvertebrates that break down dead organic material, contributing to nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems

Related Terms (2)

detritus conditioningnutrient mobilization

Publications (2)

Mapping the range shifts of East River Valley caddisflies <i> (Trichoptera) </i>

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

Related Concepts (9)

climate-induced range shifts

phenomenon2 shared papers

pond hydroperiod

phenomenon1 shared paper

animal-driven nutrient cycling

process1 shared paper

energy flux

process1 shared paper

algae bloom

phenomenon1 shared paper

trailing edge retraction

process1 shared paper

double benefit hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

alternative food source

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Limnephilus externus

Limnephilidae2 papers

Bacteria

fish species

Atriplex canescens

not mentioned1 paper

aquatic macroinvertebrates

aquatic insects

Nemotaulius hostilis

Limnephilidae1 paper

Asynarchus nigriculus

Limnephilidae1 paper

Anabolia

Ecclisomyia

Limnephilidae1 paper