Litter retention in Tasmanian headwater streams after clear-fell logging

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 637, Issue , 2010, Pages 197-206

  Watson, Anne ^a   Barmuta, Leon A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Headwater stream; Leaf litter; Logging; Retention; Transport; Wood

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FORM; EUCALYPT FOREST; FOOD WEBS; HEADWATER STREAM; LEAF LITTER; MATRIX; MATURE TREES; NATURAL STREAMS; NOTHOFAGUS;

BUOYANCY; HYDRAULICS; STREAM FLOW;

REFORESTATION;

BUOYANCY; CLEARCUTTING; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOOD WEB; HEADWATER; LEAF LITTER; LOGGING (TIMBER); REGENERATION; RETENTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTATION; STREAM; WOOD;

BUOYANCY; FOREST LITTER; HYDRAULICS; LEAVES; LOGGING; REFORESTATION; RETENTION; STREAM FLOW; TRANSPORT; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA; NOTHOFAGUS CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 74249109970     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9996-1     Document Type: Article

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