The cost of tolerance: Sensitivity of stream benthic communities to UV-B and metals

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-375

  Kashian, Donna R ^a,b   Zuellig, Robert E ^a   Mitchell, Katharine A ^a   Clements, William H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Compound disturbance; Macroinvertebrates; Metabolism; Metals; Streams; Tolerance; Ultraviolet radiation; UV B

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HEAVY METAL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; MICROCOSM; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; STREAM; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RIVER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34247220439     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0396     Document Type: Article

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