Spatial analysis of plant detritus processing in a Mediterranean River type: The case of the River Tirso Basin, Sardinia, Italy

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-240

  Pinna, Maurizio ^a   Sangiorgio, Franca ^a   Fonnesu, Alessio ^a   Basset, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecosystem processes; Mediterranean ecosystem type; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FRESH WATER; RAIN;

DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; ITALY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WATER SUPPLY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; RAIN; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0038137255     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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