Effects of catchment characteristics and disturbances on storage and export of dissolved organic carbon in a boreal headwater stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1447-1460

  Hillman, Graham R ^a   Feng, Joseph C ^a   Feng, Cecilia C ^b   Wang, Yonghe ^a  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISTURBANCE; STREAM;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 11444261965     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-082     Document Type: Article

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