Uptake of dissolved organic carbon by biofilms provides insights into the potential impact of loss of large woody debris on the functioning of lowland rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 692-702

  Baldwin, Darren S ^a,b   Whitworth, Kerry L ^a,c   Hockley, Claire L ^c  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Excitation emission matrix; Food webs; Riverine productivity; Snag

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METAZOA;

EID: 84897589617     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12296     Document Type: Article

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