Effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on stream benthic communities: An intersite comparison

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2724-2740

  Kelly, David J ^a,c   Bothwell, Max L ^b   Schindler, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epilithon; Lotic system; Photoinhibition; Riparain canopy; Stream benthic invertebrates; Stream shading; Trophic interactions; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MAYFLY; PHOTOINHIBITION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHADING; STREAM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; DICOSMOECUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; EPILITHON; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; LIMNEPHILIDAE; PARALEPTOPHLEBIA; PLECOPTERA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; RIPARIA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 1342289303     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0658     Document Type: Article

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