Variation in stream organic matter processing among years and benthic habitats in response to forest clearfelling

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 327, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-147

  Burrows, Ryan M ^a,b,c   Magierowski, Regina H ^a   Fellman, Jason B ^d   Clapcott, Joanne E ^e   Munks, Sarah A ^a,b,f   Roberts, Sandra ^b,g   Davies, Peter E ^a   Barmuta, Leon A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CRC for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^e CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^f Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

^g FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Forestry; Headwater stream; Microbial decomposition; Organic matter; Staircase design

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATCHMENTS; CELLULOSE; DESIGN; FORESTRY; GRAVEL; HARVESTING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFORESTATION; SEDIMENTS; STAIRS; TEMPERATURE; TIMBER;

BACTERIAL CARBON PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; HEADWATER STREAM; MICROBIAL DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER PROCESSING; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; TASMANIA , AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC HABITATS; CLEAR-FELLING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CLEARCUTTING; DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN FOREST; GRAVEL; HEADWATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; REGENERATION; STREAMWATER; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CELLULOSE; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; REFORESTATION; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE; DECAY; RIVERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84901480513     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.04.041     Document Type: Article

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