LUQ LTER Newsletter
January 2008


From Alonso Ramirez:

New New REU site / LTER publications

Bobeldyk, A. and A. Ramírez. 2007. Leaf breakdown in a tropical headwater stream (Puerto Rico): The role of freshwater shrimps and detritivorous insects. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:581-590.

Wyatt. F. Cross, A. Ramírez, A. Santana, L. Silvestrini Santiago. 2008. Toward Quantifying the Relative Importance of Invertebrate Consumption and Bioturbation in Puerto Rican Streams. Biotropica,  doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00388.x

New book with LTER participation (Covich, Pringle, Ramirez)

 Tropical Stream Ecology, edited by David Dudgeon. http://books.elsevier.com/agbio/?isbn=9780120884490


Compiled by Jody Potter, University of New Hamshire (Jody.Potter@unh.edu)
Web-published by Eda C. Meléndez-Colom (emelendez@lternet.edu)
January 17, 2008