Reduced detrital resources limit Pycnopsyche gentitis (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) production and growth

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 388-400

  Eggert, Susan L ^a   Wallace, J Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caddisfly; Case building behavior; Macroinvertebrates; Organic matter; Resource limitation; Stream

Indexed keywords

CADDISFLY; DETRITUS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF LITTER; LIMITING FACTOR; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STREAM; SURVIVORSHIP;

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILIDAE; PYCNOPSYCHE; PYCNOPSYCHE GENTILIS; RIPARIA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0042285660     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468269     Document Type: Review

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