Processing of pine (Pinus sylvestris) and birch (Betula pubescens) leaf material in a small river system in the northern Cairngorms, Scotland

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 567-577

  Collen, P ^a   Keay, E J ^a   Morrison, B R S ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pubescens; Leaf processing; Pine needles; Pinus sylvestris; Scotland; Shredders

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PRODUCTIVITY; WOODY DEBRIS;

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 8644265298     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-567-2004     Document Type: Article

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