Urbanization alters litterfall rates and nutrient inputs to small Puget Lowland streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 941-954

  Roberts, Mindy L ^a,c   Bilby, Robert E ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c Environmental Assessment Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous inputs; Conifer; Deciduous; Disturbance; Litterfall; Nutrients; Organic matter; Puget Lowland; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITTERFALL; MIXED FOREST; ORGANIC MATTER; RIPARIAN FOREST; STREAM; URBANIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET LOWLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 70450179127     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-160.1     Document Type: Article

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