Stream macroinvertebrate response to catchment urbanisation (Georgia, U.S.A.)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 329-346

  Roy, A H ^a,b   Rosemond, A D ^b   Paul, M J ^b,c   Leigh, D S ^b   Wallace, J B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Biotic indices; Land cover change; Macroinvertebrates; Streams; Urbanisation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INDEX METHOD; LAND COVER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037311410     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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