Particulate organic matter (POM) in the humid and wet zones of the Ellegirini River, Kenya

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 392-401

  M'Erimba, Charles Mwithali ^a   Leichtfried, Maria ^b   Mathooko, Jude Mutuku ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

CPOM; Energy source; FPOM; Riparian vegetation; Stream ecology; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TROPICS;

CURRENT VELOCITY; ENERGY BUDGET; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ELLEGIRINI RIVER; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548483919     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200610982     Document Type: Article

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