Aboveground decomposition dynamics in riparian depression and slope wetlands of central Pennsylvania

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-349

  Hough, Zaneta ^a,b   Cole, Charles Andrew ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Limno Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeomorphic; Nitrogen dynamics; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DECOMPOSITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GRASS; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LOSS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 67349201213     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9198-3     Document Type: Article

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