Inter-habitat variation in benthic community structure, function, and organic matter storage in 3 Appalachian headwater streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-63

  Angradi, Ted R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris dams; Functional feeding groups; Habitat; K dam; Leaf pack; Macroinvertebrates; Organic matter; Pool; Riffle; Stream management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030019137     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467432     Document Type: Article

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