Mesoscale dynamics of ephemeral wetlands in the Antarctic dry valleys: Implications to production and distribution of organic matter

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-94

  Moorhead, Daryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dry valleys; Organic matter distribution; Primary production; Scaling; Spatial subsidies

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; EPHEMERAL POOL; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC MATTER; POND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VALLEY; WETLAND; WIND EROSION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; TAYLOR VALLEY;

EID: 34249720909     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-006-9005-8     Document Type: Article

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