Organic matter characteristics in a Mediterranean stream through amino acid composition: Changes driven by intermittency

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 523-535

  Ylla, Irene ^a   Sanpera Calbet, Isis ^b   Muñoz, Isabel ^b   Romaní, Anna M ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Biofilms; Degradation index; Drought periods; Intermittency; Mediterranean stream

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AUTOCHTHONY; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INDEX METHOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STREAM; WATER FLOW;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 80054692021     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0211-x     Document Type: Article

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