Leaf-litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in boreal forest streams linked to upland logging disturbance

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Kreutzweiser, David P ^a,b   Good, Kevin P ^a   Capell, Scott S ^a   Holmes, Stephen B ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest streams; Litter decomposition; Logging impacts; Macroinvertebrate communities

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; LEAF LITTER; LOGGING (TIMBER); MACROINVERTEBRATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STREAM;

BOREAL SHIELD; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38949165392     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-034R.1     Document Type: Article

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