The role of floods in particulate organic matter dynamics of a southern Appalachian river-floodplain ecosystem

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 198-213

  Neatrour, Matthew A ^a   Webster, Jackson R ^a   Benfield, Ernest F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Floodplain; Leaf breakdown; Litterfall; Organic matter dynamics; Particulate organic matter; River

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; LITTERFALL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CARPINUS; CARPINUS CAROLINIANA; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 2942562653     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0198:TROFIP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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