Leaf transport and retention in a high gradient stream

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 560-566

  Pretty, James L ^a,b   Dobson, Michael ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge; Pine needles; Retention efficiency; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DETRITUS; INVERTEBRATE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STREAMWATER; WOODY DEBRIS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA; QUERCUS;

EID: 8644223108     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-560-2004     Document Type: Article

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