Within-species variation in foliar chemistry influences leaf-litter decomposition in a Utah river

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 426-438

  LeRoy, Carri J ^a   Whitham, Thomas G ^b   Wooley, Stuart C ^c   Marks, Jane C ^b  

^a EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic terrestrial interaction; Fungal biomass; Hybrids; Intraspecific variation; Populus; Riparian restoration

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYBRID; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WEBER RIVER;

POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS FREMONTII; QUERCUS;

EID: 34547654104     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-113.1     Document Type: Article

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