Comparison of several methods to calculate reaeration in streams, and their effects on estimation of metabolism

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-124

  Aristegi, Lide ^a   Izagirre, Oihana ^a   Elosegi, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gross primary production; Metabolism; Methods; Reaeration; Respiration; Stream

Indexed keywords

GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; METHODS; REAERATION; RESPIRATION; STREAM;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; METABOLISM; MONITORING; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

BASEFLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS EXCHANGE; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; SOFTWARE; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

BASQUE COUNTRY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350356393     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9904-8     Document Type: Article

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