Contraction, fragmentation and expansion dynamics determine nutrient availability in a Mediterranean forest stream

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-497

  von Schiller, D ^a   Acuna V ^b   Graeber, D ^c   Marti E ^d   Ribot, M ^d   Sabater, S ^b,e   Timoner, X ^b,e   Tockner, K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^c Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^d CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Flow intermittency; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Spatial heterogeneity; Temporary streams

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTRACTION; DROUGHT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRAGMENTATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; STREAM; SURFACE WATER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 80054678268     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0195-6     Document Type: Article

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