Response of stream macroinvertebrates to agricultural land cover in a small watershed

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-119

  Genito, Dennis ^a   Gburek, William J ^a   Sharpley, Andrew N ^a  

^a Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND COVER; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0036188777     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2002.9663874     Document Type: Article

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