Climate-induced shift in hydrological regime alters basal resource dynamics in a wilderness river ecosystem

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 306-319

  Davis, J M ^a,b   Baxter, C V ^a   Minshall, G W ^a   Olson, N F ^c   Tang, C ^d   Crosby, B T ^c  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Climate change; Resource quality; Snowmelt; Variable infiltration capacity hydrologic model

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84871991183     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12059     Document Type: Article

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