Biogeochemical Hot Spots and Hot Moments at the Interface of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-312

  McClain, Michael E ^a   Boyer, Elizabeth W ^b   Dent, C Lisa ^c   Gergel, Sarah E ^d   Grimm, Nancy B ^e   Groffman, Peter M ^f   Hart, Stephen C ^g   Harvey, Judson W ^h   Johnston, Carol A ⁱ   Mayorga, Emilio ^j   McDowell, William H ^k   Pinay, Gilles ^l  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^g NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^l CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

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Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Carbon; Nitrogen; Spatial scale; Temporal scale; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; ECOTONE; HYDROLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 9144244176     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0161-9     Document Type: Review

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