Organic drift in a regulated desert river

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1360-1369

  Shannon, Joseph P ^a   Blinn, Dean W ^a   Benenati, Peggy L ^a   Wilson, Kevin P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DESERT; DESERT RIVER; DETRITUS; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER TRIBUTARY; STREAM DRIFT;

USA, ARIZONA, COLORADO RIVER;

CLADOPHORA;

EID: 0030304001     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-062     Document Type: Article

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