Characterizing ecohydrological and biogeochemical connectivity across multiple scales: A new conceptual framework

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-233

  Wang, Lixin ^a   Zou, Chris ^b   O'Donnell, Frances ^a   Good, Stephen ^a   Franz, Trenton ^a   Miller, Gretchen R ^c   Caylor, Kelly K ^a   Cable, Jessica M ^d   Bond, Barbara ^e  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Electrical circuit; Nitrogen cycling; Nutrient cycling; Scaling; Soil plant atmosphere continuum; Th venin's theorem; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; NITROGEN CYCLING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SCALING; SOIL-PLANT-ATMOSPHERE CONTINUUM;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); WATERSHEDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOHYDROLOGY; MODELING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WATERSHED;

EID: 84859322838     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.187     Document Type: Article

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