What happens to allochthonous material that falls into streams? A synthesis of new and published information from Coweeta

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 687-705

  Webster, J R ^a   Benfield, E F ^a   Ehrman, T P ^a,b   Schaeffer, M A ^a   Tank, J E ^a,c   Hutchens, J J ^a,d   D'Angelo, D J ^a,e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moreau Seminary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Coweeta; Detritus; Stream; Transport

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; FLUVIAL PROCESS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WOODY DEBRIS;

COWEETA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032775652     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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