Loss of ash trees in riparian forests from emerald ash borer infestations has implications for aquatic invertebrate leaf-litter consumers

Rapid loss of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees in riparian forests from an invasive insect, the emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888), could pose risk of altering organic matter inputs to water bodies that underpin many aquatic ecosystem processes. We measured the composition of riparian forests and their leaf-litter contributions to headwater streams and determined the relative palatability of ash leaves and leaves of three...