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dc.contributor.authorBombard, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorMihuc, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorJones, Jeffry
dc.contributor.authorFuller, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWoodcock, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-11T17:46:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-22T14:29:18Z
dc.date.available2018-04-11T17:46:19Z
dc.date.available2020-07-22T14:29:18Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/1260
dc.descriptionPublished in SUNY Plattsburgh's Scientia Discipulorum Journal of Undergraduate Research. Volume 3, issue 1, pages 1-10. 2008.
dc.description.abstractLeaf litter quality has an important nutritional role in headwater streams. Since upland streams are relatively small (1st order and 2nd order streams) with a dense forest canopy, primary productivity from stream macrophytes and microphytes is hindered (Fisher and Likens 1973). This creates a dependence on the adjacent riparian zone as a primary productivity input, making upland stream ecosystems detrital based and dependent on allochthonous organic matter (Fisher and Likens 1973, Cummins and Klug 1979). Differing riparian vegetation allocate varying nutritional value which in turn reflects the stream macro and microscopic fauna. Riparian vegetation composition can be influenced by disturbances such as logging or natural disasters. This study focused on the effects of logging on leaf litter composition. To determine if logging had an effect on riparian leaf litter food quality indicators, four managed (logged) sites were compared to three Forest Preserve sites within the Adirondack Park. Food quality indicators, protein, ash free dry mass and hydrolysis resistant organic matter, were compared across sites. Managed sites had a slightly higher contribution by volume of all food quality indicators. Differences for individual indicators largely reflected changes in litter species composition.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherScientia Discipulorum: SUNY Plattsburgh
dc.subjectAdirondack Upland streams
dc.subjectleaf litter
dc.subjectland use
dc.titleLeaf Litter Quality in Adirondack Upland Streams: Managed vs. Preserve
dc.typeArticle
refterms.dateFOA2020-07-22T14:35:56Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Plattsburgh
dc.description.contributorVictoria L. Bombard, Timothy B.Mihuc (Faculty), Jeffry Jones (Faculty), Robert D. Fuller (Faculty) and Thomas S. Woodcock (Faculty), Lake Champlain Research Institute and Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York 12901


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