A standardized cotton-strip assay for measuring organic-matter decomposition in streams

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-139

  Tiegs, Scott D ^a   Clapcott, Joanne E ^b   Griffiths, Natalie A ^c,e   Boulton, Andrew J ^d  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose decomposition; Litter decomposition; Process based indicators; Shirley soil burial test fabric; Stream assessment; Stream health

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; PROCESS-BASED; STREAM ASSESSMENT; STREAM HEALTH;

CELLULOSE; COTTON; ECOSYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

AMMONIUM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; INVERTEBRATE; MANUFACTURING; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SOLUBILIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; STREAM;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; CELLULOSE; COTTON; DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876248367     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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