Biotic indices and stream ecosystem processes: Results from an experimental study

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 140-151

  Wallace, J Bruce ^a   Grubaugh, Jack W ^b,c   Whiles, Matt R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Biotic indices; Ecosystem processes; EPT index; Macroinvertebrates; Manipulation; NCBI index; Pesticides; Recovery; Secondary production; Streams

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 3042993519     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269560     Document Type: Article

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