Influences of land use and stream size on particulate and dissolved materials in a small Amazonian stream network

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-151

  Thomas, Suzanne M ^a   Neill, Christopher ^a   Deegan, Linda A ^a   Krusche, Alex V ^b   Ballester, Victoria M ^b   Victoria, Reynaldo L ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Deforestation; Land use change; Stream chemistry; Tropical forest; Tropical pasture

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; RIVER WATER; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

RONDONIA;

EID: 7444271674     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000025734.66083.b7     Document Type: Article

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