Stream nutrient uptake, forest succession, and biogeochemical theory

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2888-2901

  Valett, H Maurice ^a   Crenshaw, Chelsea L ^a   Wagner, Paul F ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian Mountains, USA; Aquatic terrestrial interaction; Forest succession; Large woody debris; Nutrient retention; Nutrient uptake; Old growth and second growth forest; Streams, uptake lengths

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RETENTION; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0038476998     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2888:SNUFSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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