Stream ecosystem properties and processes along a temperature gradient

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-242

  Rasmussen, Jes Jessen ^a   Baattrup Pedersen, Annette ^a   Riis, Tenna ^a   Friberg, Nikolai ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macrophytes; Metabolism; Nutrient uptake; Streams; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MACROPHYTE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

HENGILL; ICELAND;

EID: 79953751202     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-010-9349-1     Document Type: Article

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