Physical factors affecting the distribution of leaf litter patches in streams: Comparison of green and senescent leaves in a step-pool streambed

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 628, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Kochi, Kaori ^a   Asaeda, Takashi ^a   Chibana, Takeyoshi ^b   Fujino, Takeshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discharge; Retention; Season; Snowmelt flush; Streambed structure

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; RETENTION; SEASON; SNOWMELT FLUSH; STREAMBED STRUCTURE;

FLOODS; FLOTATION; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; FOOD WEB; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SENESCENCE; SNOWMELT; STREAM BED; WATER COLUMN;

ACER; ALNUS;

EID: 67349181671     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9756-2     Document Type: Article

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