Sources of sediment-bound organic matter infiltrating spawning gravels during the incubation and emergence life stages of salmonids

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 196, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-93

  Collins, A L ^a,b   Williams, L J ^a   Zhang, Y S ^a   Marius, M ^b   Dungait, J A J ^a   Smallman, D J ^b   Dixon, E R ^b   Stringfellow, A ^b   Sear, D A ^b   Jones, J I ^c   Naden, P S ^d  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes; Farm manures; Near infra red reflectance spectroscopy; Salmonids; Sediment bound organic matter; Sources

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DOMESTIC WASTE; EMERGENCE; GRAVEL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MANURE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; SALMONID; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPAWNING; TRACER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; INFILTRATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84903842260     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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