Comparisons of the colonisation by invertebrates of three species of wood, alder leaves, and plastic "leaves" in a temperate stream

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-655

  Hofer, Nancy ^a   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Detritus; Macroinvertebrates; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DEBRIS; FOOD STORAGE; PLASTICS; SUBSTRATES; WOOD;

BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF; STREAMWATER; WOODY DEBRIS;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; INVERTEBRATA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 38049086176     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200610979     Document Type: Article

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