Effects of repeated salt pulses on ecosystem structure and functions in a stream mesocosm

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 476-477, Issue , 2014, Pages 634-642

  Cañedo Argüelles, Miguel ^a,b   Bundschuh, Mirco ^c,d   Gutiérrez Cánovas, Cayetano ^e   Kefford, Ben J ^f   Prat, Narcís ^a   Trobajo, Rosa ^g   Schäfer, Ralf B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^g IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial streams; Ecosystem functioning; Mesocosm; Pulse disturbances; Rivers; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS;

ARTIFICIAL STREAMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; MESOCOSMS; PULSE DISTURBANCES; SALINITY;

RIVERS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; MESOCOSM; RIVER SYSTEM; SALINITY; STREAMWATER;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ALGAL GROWTH; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIATOM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUNGAL BIOMASS; INVERTEBRATE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER);

ARTIFICIAL STREAMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; MESOCOSM; PULSE DISTURBANCES; RIVERS; SALINITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84893453042     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.067     Document Type: Article

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