An evaluation of light intensity functions for determination of shaded reference stream metabolism

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-77

  Zell, Chris ^a   Hubbart, Jason A ^b  

^a GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Reference stream; Whole stream metabolism

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY RESPIRATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; INTENSITY DATA; INTENSITY FUNCTIONS; LIGHT INTENSITY; MISSOURIS; PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE STREAMS; STREAM METABOLISM; WHOLE STREAM METABOLISM;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DIEL VARIATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HYPOXIA; LIGHT INTENSITY; METABOLISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STREAM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYPOXIA; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLICY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WHOLE STREAM METABOLISM;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855163106     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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