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Which direct leaf-litter studies separate preference, consumption, decomposition, water effects and long-term shrimp outcomes?

This record shows how a current Neocaridina evidence gap was searched. It supports a dated statement about this search, not proof that no unlocated study exists.

Reviewed
August 12, 2026
Next review
February 12, 2027
Candidate decisions
4
Governed gaps
1

Search scope

Taxon names: Neocaridina davidi, Neocaridina heteropoda, Neocaridina denticulata, Neocaridina denticulata sinensis.

Concepts: leaf litter, botanicals, preference, consumption, decomposition, water quality, growth, reproduction.

Search surfaces: publisher and DOI records, Crossref, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, institutional repositories, author-upload indexes.

Exact queries

  1. "Neocaridina davidi" leaf litter feeding decomposition experiment
  2. "Neocaridina denticulata" Typha leaf litter decomposition
  3. "Neocaridina davidi" alder catappa leaf preference consumption
  4. Neocaridina botanical leaf water quality survival growth reproduction

Candidate-source decisions

included

Promotive performance of shrimp Neocaridina denticulata on Typha angustifolia leaf litter decomposition

The complete author-uploaded article supports a 140-day four-treatment microcosm comparison of litter-only, direct-contact, feces-contact and combined conditions. The review preserves destructive-harvest versus repeated-measures ambiguity, inconsistent cattail names, weekly river-water replacement, derived rather than measured grazing shares, and the absence of intake, growth, reproduction and health endpoints.

Search outcome

One direct cattail-decomposition lead completed method review, while the direct leaf-choice study still needs complete methods. The microcosm supports faster litter breakdown with direct shrimp access under its tested conditions, but mass loss is not measured intake and zero reported mortality is not dietary adequacy. No replicated home-like leaf comparison links an identified treatment to water safety, complete nutrition, growth, reproduction or disease outcomes.

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