Quantity and quality of autumnal litterfall into a rehabilitated agricultural stream

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 603-611

  Oelbermann, Maren ^a   Gordon, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

AUTUMNAL LITTERFALL; CANOPY; REHABILITATED AGRICULTURAL STREAM; RIPARIAN FOREST;

VEGETATION;

CARBON; NITROGEN; RIVER WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; INVERTEBRATE; LAND USE; NUTRIENT; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0034025393     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900020031x     Document Type: Article

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