Detritus in small streams of the Tatra mountains - the role of abiotic factors

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 199-205

  Galas, Joanna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alpine streams; Benthic and transported organic matter; Coarse and fine particles; Environmental variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893858062     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201301538     Document Type: Article

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