Characterization of riparian species and stream detritus using multiple stable isotopes

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 232-238

  McArthur, J Vaun ^a   Moorhead, Kevin K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Discriminant analysis; Multiple stable isotopes; Riparian

Indexed keywords

CARPINUS CAROLINIANA; POTAMOGETON; QUERCUS; QUERCUS LAURIFOLIA; QUERCUS NIGRA; RIPARIA; SPARGANIUM AMERICANUM; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM; BETULACEAE; FAGACEAE; POTAMOGETONACEAE; SPARGANIACEAE; TAXODIACEAE;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE RATIO;

EID: 0029662394     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00327907     Document Type: Article

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