Patterns and Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Boreal Streams: The Role of Processes, Connectivity, and Scaling

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 880-893

  Laudon, Hjalmar ^a   Berggren, Martin ^b,c   Ågren, Anneli ^a   Buffam, Ishi ^d   Bishop, Kevin ^a,e   Grabs, Thomas ^e   Jansson, Mats ^b   Köhler, Stephan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

boreal forest; connectivity; dissolved organic carbon; hydrology; Krycklan catchment; scaling

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

KRYCKLAN RIVER; SWEDEN; VASTERBOTTEN;

EID: 80052489380     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9452-8     Document Type: Article

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