Benthic metabolism in two turbid dryland rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-253

  Fellows, Christine S ^a   Bunn, Stuart E ^a   Sheldon, Fran ^a   Beard, Nerida J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desert river; Gross primary production; Light limitation; Respiration; Waterhole

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249117741     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02104.x     Document Type: Article

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