Ecosystem metabolism, disturbance, and stability in a prealpine gravel bed river

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-178

  Uehlinger, Urs ^a   Naegeli, Markus W ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecosystem metabolism; Ecosystem respiration; Oxygen; Primary production; Spates; Stability; Stream

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; METABOLISM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031852776     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467960     Document Type: Article

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