Spatial and temporal variability in the amount and source of dissolved organic carbon: Implications for ultraviolet exposure in amphibian habitats

Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 478-487

  Brooks, Paul D ^a   O'Reilly, Catherine M ^b   Diamond, Stephen A ^c   Campbell, Don H ^d   Knapp, Roland ^e   Bradford, David ^f   Corn, Paul Stephen ^g   Hossack, Blake ^g   Tonnessen, Kathy ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Dissolved organic carbon; National parks; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; GLACIER NATIONAL PARK [MONTANA]; KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA;

EID: 25144434291     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0031-5     Document Type: Article

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