Effects of roadway crossings on leaf litter processing and invertebrate assemblages in small streams

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 229-250

  Woodcock, Thomas S ^a   Huryn, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Leaf litter; Macroinvertebrates; Roadways; Shredders

Indexed keywords

CROSSINGS (PIPE AND CABLE); ECOSYSTEMS; ROADWAY SUPPORTS; WATER QUALITY;

HABITAT VARIATION; LITTER SOFTENING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

RIVER WATER;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOME; COASTAL PLAIN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; NONHUMAN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); TAXON; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; MAINE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; TREES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842487551     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000016802.98218.4e     Document Type: Article

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