The influence of native replanting on stream ecosystem metabolism in a degraded landscape: Can a little vegetation go a long way?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2601-2613

  Giling, Darren P ^a   Grace, Michael R ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Thompson, Ross M ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Restoration; Riparian

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889656605     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12236     Document Type: Article

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