Do tributaries affect loads and fluxes of particulate organic matter, inorganic sediment and wood? patterns in an upland river basin in south-eastern Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue , 2009, Pages 307-317

  Wallis, Elizabeth ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Lake, Sam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic organic matter; Coarse wood; Confluences; Seasonal variation; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DISCHARGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRIBUTARY; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79651475554     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9961-z     Document Type: Article

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