Pre- and post-flood retention efficiency of nitrogen in a Sonoran Desert stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 805-819

  Martí, Eugènia ^a   Grimm, Nancy B ^a   Fisher, Stuart G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Disturbance; Nitrate; Nutrient retention; Nutrient uptake length; Resilience; Transient storage zone

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; NITROGEN; STREAMWATER QUALITY; WATER RETENTION;

ARIZONA; SONORAN DERSET; SYCAMORE CREEK; USA;

EID: 0031423155     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468173     Document Type: Article

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