Responses of invertebrates and algae of a boreal coniferous forest stream to experimental manipulation of leaf litter inputs and shading

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 519, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Melody, K Jill ^a   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Benthos; Detritus; Forestry; Invertebrates; Mesocosms; Streams

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

INVERTEBRATES; LEAF LITTER INPUTS;

ALGAE;

ALGA; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HARVESTING; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; SHADING; STREAM;

ALGAE; FRAXINUS; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILUS; PODMOSTA;

EID: 3442893393     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000026506.16929.e1     Document Type: Article

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