Dynamics of coarse riparian detritus in a Hawaiian stream ecosystem: A comparison of drought and post-drought conditions

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-234

  Larned, Scott T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Discharge; Drought; El Nino; Fruit; Hawaii; Litter processing; Stream

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; DROUGHT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

HAWAII; KAIWIKI STREAM; UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0034211004     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468066     Document Type: Article

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