Organic matter retention by macrophyte beds in 2 southeastern USA, low-gradient, headwater streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 633-647

  Koetsier, P ^a   McArthur, J V ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackwater streams; Coastal Plains; Leaf analog; Macrophyte beds; Organic matter; Retention; Sparganium americanum

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; MACROPHYTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SPARGANIUM AMERICANUM; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES;

MACROPHYTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RETENTION; STORAGE;

SOUTH CAROLINA; TINKER CREEK; UNITED STATES;

SPARGANIUM AMERICANUM;

EID: 0034493860     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468122     Document Type: Review

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