Influence of elevated As on leaf breakdown in an Appalachian headwater stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 553-568

  Chaffin, Jake L ^a   Valett, H Maurice ^a   Webster, Jackson R ^a   Schreiber, Madeline E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Headwater stream; Leaf biofilm respiration; Leaf breakdown; Shredders

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DECOMPOSITION; MINE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM;

ACER RUBRUM; INVERTEBRATA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 25144514505     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-058.1     Document Type: Article

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