Subsystems, flowpaths, and the spatial variability of nitrogen in a fluvial ecosystem

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 911-924

  Lewis, David Bruce ^a,d   Grimm, Nancy B ^a,b   Harms, Tamara K ^b   Schade, John D ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Dissolved oxygen; Ecosystem function; Fluvial ecosystem; Flux; Heterogeneity; Landscape; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient retention; Southwest; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN PEDRO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249821373     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9078-6     Document Type: Article

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