River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) organic matter as a carbon source in the lower Darling River, Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 481, Issue , 2002, Pages 113-124

  Francis, Cathy ^a,b   Sheldon, Fran ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Darling River; Dissolved organic carbon; Organic matter; River Red Gum; Variable hydrology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DROUGHT; FLOODS; LABORATORIES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC);

RIVERS;

CARBON; DROUGHT; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036704910     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021269205983     Document Type: Article

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