Attenuation of solar ultraviolet radiation by dissolved organic matter alters benthic colonization patterns in streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 96-108

  Kelly, D J ^a   Clare, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic algae; Benthic invertebrates; Chlorophyll; Dissolved organic matter; Flumes; Light attenuation; Streams; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; NAIDIDAE; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0035114532     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468191     Document Type: Article

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