Leaf breakdown in streams differing in catchment land use

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1684-1695

  Paul, Michael J ^a,c   Meyer, Judy L ^a   Couch, Carol A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^d Environmental Protection Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ecosystem function; Ergosterol; South eastern U.S. Piedmont; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENT; DAMAGE; LAND USE; LEAF; STREAM; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER BARBATUM; ACER LEUCODERME; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33747408753     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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