Thresholds of flow-induced bed disturbances and their effects on stream metabolism in an agricultural river

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Oconnor, Ben L ^a   Harvey, Judson W ^b   McPhillips, Lauren E ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED SHEAR STRESSS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; FLOW PULSE; INCREASED DISCHARGES; METABOLISM RATE; PERIPHYTONS; RECOVERY TIME; SEDIMENT TEXTURES; STABLE FLOWS; STORM EVENTS; STREAM METABOLISM; THRESHOLD BEHAVIOR;

ECOSYSTEMS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOVERY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY;

STORMS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIEL VARIATION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISTURBANCE; FLOW MODELING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; METABOLISM; PERIPHYTON; SHEAR STRESS; STORM; STREAM BED; STREAMWATER; TEXTURE; THRESHOLD; TURBIDITY;

EID: 84864829881     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011488     Document Type: Article

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