The effect of permafrost on stream biogeochemistry: A case study of two streams in the Alaskan (U.S.A.) taiga
- R. McLean, M. W. Oswood, J. Irons, W. McDowell
- Environmental Science
- 1 December 1999
Understanding interactions between permanently frozen soils and stream chemistry is important in predicting the effects of management, natural disturbance and changing permafrost distribution on…
Latitudinal patterns in leaf litter breakdown: is temperature really important?
- J. Irons, M. W. Oswood, R. J. Stout, C. Pringle
- Environmental Science
- 1 October 1994
SUMMARY
1. Forest stream food webs depend largely on input of dead riparian zone leaves for their energy, which is converted into living biomass by microbes, macroinvertebrates and fish.
2.…
Patch Dynamics in Lotic Systems: The Stream as a Mosaic
- C. Pringle, R. Naiman, M. Winterbourn
- Environmental ScienceJournal of The North American Benthological…
- 1 December 1988
This paper applies concepts of landscape ecology and patch dynamics to lotic systems. We present a framework for the investigation of pattern and process in lotic ecosystems that considers how…
Ecological adaptations of aquatic macroinvertebrates to overwintering in interior Alaska (U.S.A.) subarctic streams
- J. Irons, L. Miller, M. W. Oswood
- Environmental Science, Biology
- 1993
It is suggested that most aquatic invertebrate taxa survive winter by either migrating away from a freezing front or remaining in habitats that do not free...
Consumption of leaf detritus by a stream shredder: Influence of tree species and nutrient status
- J. Irons, M. W. Oswood, J. Bryant
- Environmental ScienceHydrobiologia
- 1 March 1988
Four species of riparian vegetation (alder, birch, willow and poplar) were fertilized with nitrogen, phosphorus, nitrogen + phosphorus, or no fertilizer (control). The resulting leaf detritus…
Some physical and chemical characteristics of an arctic beaded stream
- M. W. Oswood, K. Everett, D. Schell
- Environmental Science
- 1 October 1989
Imnavait Creek is a tundra stream in the Arctic Foothills of Alaska. The stream is beaded, i.e. consists of pools (up to ∼ 2 m deep) connected by narrow channels. Peat dominates pool and channel…
Overwintering of Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates
- M. W. Oswood, L. Miller, J. Irons
- Environmental Science
- 1991
Although temperature has long been recognized as a key variable in aquatic ecosystems, the consequences of freezing have received relatively little attention. At high elevations and latitudes, ice…
Rivers and Soils: Parallels in Carbon and Nutrient Processing
- Stephen M. Wagener, M. W. Oswood, J. Schimel
- Environmental Science
- 1 February 1998
E cologists usually study systems at spatial and temporal scales (e.g., from centimeters to meters and from minutes to days) that are within easy range of human perception. Critical ecological…
Fish Diversity in Streams and Rivers
- N. Poff, P. Angermeier, F. Rahel
- Environmental Science
- 2001
Flowing-water (fluvial) ecosystems are valuable to human societies for many reasons, including aesthetics, recreation, food production, water supply, and waste disposal. Their value derives, to some…
The effect of permafrost on stream biogeochemistry: A case study of two streams in the Alaskan (U.S.A.) taiga
- R. Maclean, M. W. Oswood, J. Irons, W. McDowell
- Environmental Science
- 1999
Understanding interactions between permanently frozen soils and stream chemistry is important in predicting the effects of management, natural disturbance and changing permafrost distribution on…
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