Research on Particle Decomposition in a Stream

During this research project, I made an exploration of how various sizes of particles of red alder, bigleaf maple, and western sword fern decompose in stream systems over a period of more than two months. I looked at mass loss as well as organic content and carbon:nitrogen ratios in attempt to better understand stream processes.

The research is published as:

Title: Mass loss and qualitative change in stream-incubated fine particulate organic matter derived from leaves differing in rate of processing

Author: Rosanna L. Mattingly

In: Hydrobiologia 135: 207–214