Long-term amelioration of acidity accelerates decomposition in headwater streams

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1100-1106

  Jenkins, Gareth B ^a   Woodward, Guy ^a   Hildrew, Alan ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Climate change; Decomposition; Ecosystem processes; Long term data

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOASSAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; DOMINANCE; FOOD CHAIN; GENERALIST; HEADWATER; INVERTEBRATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; PH; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENGLAND; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RIVERS;

ASHDOWN FOREST; EAST SUSSEX; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

INVERTEBRATA; LOESELIASTRUM;

EID: 84874676613     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12103     Document Type: Article

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