Environmental drivers of leaf breakdown in an urban watershed

Freshwater Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 311-323

  Cook, Ashley R ^a   Hoellein, Timothy J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Isopods; Leaf litter; Urban stream

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DISCHARGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ISOPOD; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

CHICAGO RIVER; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; GAMMARUS SP.; ISOPODA; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 84960848104     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/685086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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