Nutrient mobilization and processing in Sonoran desert riparian soils following artificial re-wetting

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-134

  Heffernan, James B ^a   Sponseller, Ryan A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert stream; Flash flood; Nutrient sources; Riparian zone

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; FLASH FLOOD; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; REWETTING; RIPARIAN ZONE;

RIPARIA;

EID: 9644302457     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000049339.74391.14     Document Type: Article

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