Influence of large woody debris on stream insect communities and benthic detritus

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 179-185

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a   Hilderbrand, Robert H ^a,b  

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

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Energetics; Leaf processing; Particulate organic matter; Stream habitat management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INSECT; STREAM; WOODY DEBRIS;

STONY CREEK; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0034162060     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003904130002     Document Type: Article

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