Forest clearance increases metabolism and organic matter processes in small headwater streams
Abstract Small headwater streams are abundant components of the riverine landscape where critical biochemical processes occur that provide clean water, energy, and nutrients to downstream reaches. Disturbance to these systems as a result of human land use has the potential to affect downstream healt...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the North American Benthological Society. - 29(2010), 2, Seite 546-561 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the North American Benthological Society |
| Schlagworte: | benthic metabolism sediment respiration cellulose decomposition potential chlorophyll a robust means dispersion disturbance scale Biological sciences Physical sciences |