Food web structure and function in two arctic streams with contrasting disturbance regimes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1249-1263

  Parker, Stephanie M ^a,b   Huryn, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Bryophytes; Cinclus; Macroinvertebrates; Salvelinus; Spring streams; Substratum stability

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; BRYOPHYTE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PREDATOR; SUBSTRATE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CINCLUS MEXICANUS; SALVELINUS MALMA;

EID: 33745075887     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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