Longitudinal changes in benthic organic matter and macroinvertebrates in a polluted Colorado plains stream

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 411, Issue , 1999, Pages 191-209

  Shieh, Sen Her ^a,c   Kondratieff, B C ^a   Ward, J V ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agricultural activities; Benthic organic matter; Macroinvertebrates; Stream; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPILITHON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033567567     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003835929331     Document Type: Article

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