Temperature sensitivity of community respiration rates in streams is associated with watershed geomorphic features

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2803-2814

  Jankowski, K ^a   Schindler, D E ^a   Lisi, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ecosystem metabolism; Global change; Metabolic theory of ecology; Organic carbon; Respiration; Stream

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; METABOLISM; ORGANIC CARBON; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERSHED;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908291576     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 19399170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0608.1     Document Type: Article

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