The role of discharge variation in scaling of drainage area and food chain length in rivers

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6006, 2010, Pages 965-967

  Sabo, John L ^a   Finlay, Jacques C ^b   Kennedy, Theodore ^c   Post, David M ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CHAIN LENGTH; FOOD WEB; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SANITATION; SCALE UP; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; NORTH AMERICA; RIVERS; WATER CYCLE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 78149409999     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1196005     Document Type: Article

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