Physical factors influencing fine organic particle transport and deposition in streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Minshall, G Wayne ^a   Thomas, Steven A ^a,e   Newbold, J Denis ^b   Monaghan, Michael T ^c   Cushing, Colbert E ^d  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Carbon spiraling; Deposition; Fine particulate organic matter; Stream ecology; Transient storage zone; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; FILTRATION; KINETIC MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE; PARTICLE DEPOSITION; STREAM; WATER FLOW;

DEPOSITION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

EID: 0034163343     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468278     Document Type: Article

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