The response of Chironomidae (Diptera) to a long-term exclusion of terrestrial organic matter

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 401-413

  Entrekin, Sally A ^a   Wallace, J Bruce ^b   Eggert, Susan L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bottom up regulation; Chironomidae; Detritus; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; RIVERS; SEPARATION; SUBSTRATES;

BENTHOS; BOTTOM UP REGULATION; CHIRONOMIDAE; DETRITUS; RESOURCE LIMITATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FLY; HEADWATER; LITTER; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; LOPESCLADIUS; ORTHOCLADIINAE; TANYTARSINI;

EID: 33845393572     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0386-7     Document Type: Article

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