The Role of Floods in Particulate Organic Matter Dynamics of a Southern Appalachian River/Floodplain Ecosystem

I investigated the role of a flood in particulate organic matter (POM) dynamics of the Little Tennessee river/floodplain ecosystem in western North Carolina, USA. I measured litter inputs, leaf breakdown, floodplain litter, and aboveground herbaceous net primary production at 12 sites. Annual litt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neatrour, Matthew Aaron
Other Authors: Biology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34913
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-090399-172427/