The role of terrestrial invertebrates in allopatric brook trout headwater streams in the Central appalachian mountains

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-107

  Webster, Jeremy J ^a   Hartman, Kyle J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIET; INVERTEBRATE; SALMONID; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT;

GREENBRIER RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DIPTERA; FONTINALIS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; SMILAX;

EID: 17144385168     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664942     Document Type: Article

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