Processing of leaf litter in a northern jarrah forest stream, Western Australia: I. Seasonal differences

Abstract

Seasonal differences in the processing of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) leaves were examined in a small forest stream of the Darling Range, Western Australia. Processing rates in both summer and winter were very low, placing this species in the ‘slow’ category (k < 0.005) of Petersen & Cummins (1974).