Multi-scaled drivers of rural prairie stream metabolism along human activity gradients

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 675-689

  Yates, Adam ^a   Brua, R B ^a   Culp, J M ^b   Chambers, P A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem respiration; Gross primary productivity; Multi scaled drivers; Nutrient producing human activities; Prairie streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874968052     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12072     Document Type: Article

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