Effects on periphyton and macroinvertebrates from removal of submerged wood in three Ontario lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2038-2049

  Smokorowski, Karen E ^a   Pratt, Thomas C ^a   Cole, William G ^b   McEachern, Laurie J ^a,c   Mallory, Elaine C ^b  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERIPHYTON; WOOD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751025671     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-104     Document Type: Article

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