Effects of forest defoliation by the gypsy moth on detritus processing in southern Appalachian streams

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 397-404

  Hutchens Jr , J J ^a,b   Benfield, E F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DETRITUS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOTH; STREAM;

APPALACHIA; UNITED STATES;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE; QUERCUS PRINUS;

EID: 0034033840     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0397:EOFDBT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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