Rehabilitation of stream ecosystem functions through the reintroduction of coarse particulate organic matter

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Aldridge, Kane T ^a   Brookes, Justin D ^a   Ganf, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Carbon; Coarse particulate organic matter; Community respiration; Ecosystem function; Leaf litter; Phosphorus retention; Stream; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LEAF LITTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PEAK FLOW; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RETENTION; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TORRENS RIVER;

EID: 58149518673     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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