Segment-scale patterns and hydraulics of trace metal concentrations in fine grain sediments of a cobble and boulder bed mountain stream/southeast Alaska

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-220

  Marcus, W Andrew ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM SEDIMENT;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030437472     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3673944     Document Type: Article

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