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Original Articles

The Role of Dissolved Organic Matter in Accrual of Periphytic Biomass in a Subalpine Stream, Colorado Front Range

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Pages 613-620 | Received 27 Feb 2006, Accepted 23 May 2006, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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