Effect of intermittency on N spatial variability in an arid Mediterranean stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 572-583

  Gómez, Rosa ^a   García, Victoria ^a   Vidal Abarca, Rosario ^a   Suárez, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid stream; Ecosystem function; Intermittency; Mediterranean stream; Nitrogen; Seasonal variability; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CHLORINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; NITROGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 73449123181     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-016.1     Document Type: Article

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