Biotic disturbance and benthic community dynamics in salmon-bearing streams

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-284

  Moore, Jonathan W ^a   Schindler, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Ecosystem engineer; Marine derived nutrients; Oncorhynchus nerka; Succession

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; SUCCESSION;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SALMON; SEASON;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SALMON; SEASONS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 38849195712     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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