Urbanization alters litterfall rates and nutrient inputs to small Puget Lowland streams
Abstract Terrestrial allochthonous inputs represent the primary energy source for small stream ecosystems, and activities that alter those inputs produce cascading effects through multiple trophic levels. Urban development affects riparian forests through direct removal or through modifications to s...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the North American Benthological Society. - 28(2009), 4, Seite 941-954 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the North American Benthological Society |
| Schlagworte: | urbanization nutrients organic matter litterfall allochthonous inputs Puget Lowland conifer deciduous disturbance Biological sciences mehr... |