Summer drought disturbance on plant detritus decomposition processes in three River Tirso (Sardinia, Italy) sub-basins

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 522, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 311-319

  Pinna, Maurizio ^a   Basset, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

decomposition processes; Mediterranean ecosystem type; RCC; seasonal disturbance

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION RATES; VARIATION PATTERNS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; DECOMPOSITION; DROUGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS;

HYDROLOGY;

DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; STREAM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TIRSO RIVER;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 4043105040     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000029984.93471.b5     Document Type: Article

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