Effects of nutrient enrichment and leaf quality on the breakdown of leaves in a hardwater stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 603-610

  Royer, Todd V ^a,b   Wayne Minshall, G ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

C N ratios; Dissolved nutrients; Leaf breakdown; Lignin; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; STREAM;

BETULA OCCIDENTALIS; CORNUS; CORNUS SERICEA SERICEA; HYPHOMYCETES; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0034982441     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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