Recovery of the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community in a Small Stream After Long-Term Discharges of Fly Ash

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-92

  Smith, John G ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biomonitoring; Community structure; Disturbance; Fly ash; Multivariate analysis; Recovery

Indexed keywords

COAL; FLY ASH; IMPURITIES; POWER PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

INDICATOR SPECIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLOODPLAIN; FLY ASH; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; INCINERATION; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0142126390     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2962-1     Document Type: Article

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