Detrital decomposition as a measure of ecosystem function in created wetlands

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-579

  Spieles, Douglas J ^a   Mora, Jordan W ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LITTER; MITIGATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 36849005536     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2007.9664818     Document Type: Article

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