Decomposition of maize leaves and grasses in restored agricultural streams

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 848-864

  Griffiths, Natalie A ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Roley, Sarah S ^a   Stephen, Mia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; allochthonous inputs; breakdown; corn; decomposition; detritus; floodplain; isopods; litter; organic matter; restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ALLOCHTHON; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD WEB; GRASS; HEADWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOPOD; LEAF; LIGNIN; LITTER; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMWATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

CAECIDOTEA; ISOPODA; LEERSIA ORYZOIDES; LIRCEUS; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876222242     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-095.1     Document Type: Article

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