Macroinvertebrate community structure and function associated with large wood in low gradient streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-218

  Johnson, Lucinda B ^a   Breneman, Dan H ^a   Richards, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b Minnesota Sea Grant College Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Macroinvertebrate; Role of wood; Species traits; Stream; Wood; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; WOODY DEBRIS;

UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037531614     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.712     Document Type: Article

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