Habitat-specific responses of stream insects to land cover disturbance: Biological consequences and monitoring implications

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 292-307

  Roy, Allison H ^a,b   Rosemond, Amy D ^b   Leigh, David S ^b   Paul, Michael J ^b,c   Wallace, J Bruce ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Disturbance; Habitat; Insects; Land use; Macroinvertebrates; Piedmont; Refuge; Sedimentation; Southeastern United States; Stream; Urbanization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; LAND USE CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

GEORGIA; PIEDMONT; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038377533     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467999     Document Type: Article

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