Transport of leaf litter in upland streams of Eucalyptus and Nothofagus forests in southeastern Australia

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-61

  Steart, David C ^a   Boon, Paul I ^a   Greenwood, David R ^a   Diamond, Neil T ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allochthonous input; Coarse POC; Leaf transport

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF LITTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; ATHEROSPERMA MOSCHATUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; LOMATIA; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 0036915887     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2002/0156-0043     Document Type: Article

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