Effects of fire on the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of peatland river systems

Freshwater Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1406-1425

  Brown, Lee E ^a   Holden, Joseph ^a   Palmer, Sheila M ^a   Johnston, Kerrylyn ^b   Ramchunder, Sorain J ^c   Grayson, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DOC; Land use; Macroinvertebrate; Moorland; Prescribed fire; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOORLAND; PEATLAND; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RIVER SYSTEM; WILDFIRE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BAETIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 84983164472     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/683426     Document Type: Article

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