In-channel transient storage and associated nutrient retention: Evidence from experimental manipulations

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1740-1751

  Ensign, Scott H ^a   Doyle, Martin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER; VEGETATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 28144453344     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.6.1740     Document Type: Article

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