Decomposition of the common reed Phragmites australis in a Mediterranean stream pond

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-115

  Menéndez, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Litter decay; Macroinvertebrates; Nutrient content; Wetland

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

GASTROPODA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 20444406126     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2005/0163-0101     Document Type: Article

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