Variable effects of air-drying on leaching losses from tree leaf litter

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 325, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-182

  Taylor, Barry R ^a   Bärlocher, Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

decomposition; drying; leaching; leaf litter; streams

Indexed keywords

AIR-DRYING; LEACHING; LEAF LITTER; STREAMWATER QUALITY;

CANADA;

EID: 0029660641     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00014982     Document Type: Article

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