Decomposition of leaf litter of Dombeya goetzenii in the Njoro River, Kenya

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Mathooko, Jude M ^a   M'Erimba, Charles M ^a   Leichtfried, Maria ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Biologische Station   (Austria)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Kenya; Leaf; Longevity; Stream; Tropics

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; STREAM;

KENYA; NJORO RIVER;

DOMBEYA GOETZENII;

EID: 0034650135     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003879908441     Document Type: Article

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