Transport and retention of detritus in upland streams: A comparison of an open stream and an adjacent wooded site

Limnetica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Cariss, H ^a   Dobson, M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detritus processing; Grass litter; Leaf litter; Moorland stream; Wooded stream

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000052999     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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