Effect of season on the impact of ecosystem engineers in the New River, NC

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 463-466

  Fortino, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Crayfish; Ecosystem engineer; Fish; Seasonal effects; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; SEDIMENTS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRAYFISH; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS; SEASONAL EFFECTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRAYFISH; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

NEW RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 32144448365     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-5325-5     Document Type: Article

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