Ecosystem dynamics and pollution effects in an Ozark cave stream

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1497-1507

  Graening, Gary O ^a   Brown, Arthur V ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Endangered species; Karst; Non point source pollution; Stable isotopes; Subterranean ecosystems; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; STREAM FLOW; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSES; ORGANIC MATTER;

WATER RESOURCES;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CAVE SYSTEM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBLYOPSIS ROSAE; AMPHIPODA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAECIDOTEA; CAECIDOTEA STILADACTYLA; CAUDATA; EURYCEA SPELAEUS; FORBESICHTHYS AGASSIZII; ISOPODA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS GRISESCENS; TYPHLOTRITON; TYPHLOTRITON SPELAEUS;

EID: 1642482820     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb04434.x     Document Type: Article

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