Effects of solar radiation on aquatic macrophyte litter decomposition

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Mans, C ^a,b   Demvard, T ^a,b   Tranvik, Lars J ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTORAL ZONE; MACROPHYTE; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0004822197     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546916     Document Type: Article

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