Benthic macroinvertebrate biomass and wildfires: Evidence for enrichment of boreal subarctic lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-378

  Scrimgeour, Garry J ^a   Tonn, William M ^b   Paszkowski, Cynthia A ^b   Goater, Cameron ^c  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epilithon; Forest management; Natural disturbance; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST FIRE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

CANADA;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPILITHON; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0035082401     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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