Association of macroinvertebrate assemblages with dissolved oxygen concentration and wood surface area in selected subtropical streams of the southeastern USA

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-110

  Kaller, Michael D ^a   Kelso, William E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal plain; Dissolved oxygen; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL PLAIN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HABITAT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846475722     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-006-9046-2     Document Type: Article

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