Stream ecosystem response to limestone treatment in acid impacted watersheds of the allegheny plateau

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1087-1104

  McClurg, Sarah E ^a   Petty, J Todd ^a   Mazik, Patricia M ^a   Clayton, Janet L ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Virginia Division of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid precipitation; Allegheny plateau (West Virginia, USA); Benthic macroinvertebrates; Fishes; Limestone sand treatment; Nutrients; Restoration effectiveness; Stream ecosystem attributes; Stream remediation

Indexed keywords

ACID PRECIPITATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT RESTORATION; LIMESTONE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT; PERIPHYTON; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

ALLEGHENY PLATEAU; APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FRESH WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PH; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE;

ACIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; VERTEBRATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 34447125065     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0392     Document Type: Article

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