Treated and untreated acid mine drainage effects on stream periphyton biomass, leaf decomposition, and macroinvertebrate diversity

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-424

  Simmons, Jeffrey A ^a   Lawrence, Erin R ^a   Jones, Thomas G ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; PERIPHYTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

NORTH AMERICA; TYGART BASIN; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25144489015     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664756     Document Type: Article

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