Macroinvertebrate secondary production in 3 forested streams of the upper Midwest, USA

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 472-490

  Entrekin, Sally A ^a   Rosi Marshall, Emma J ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Hoellein, Timothy J ^a   Lamberti, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional feeding groups; Headwater streams; Leaf litter; Macroinvertebrate secondary production; Midwestern streams

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FORESTED CATCHMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547652804     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-071.1     Document Type: Article

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