Quantitative linkages among sediment supply, streambed fine sediment, and benthic macroinvertebrates in northern California streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-149

  Cover, Matthew R ^a   May, Christine L ^b,c   Dietrich, William E ^b   Resh, Vincent H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Cumulative watershed effects; Egg survival; Fine sediment; Klamath; Sediment supply; Spawning gravel; V*

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONTANE FOREST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONID; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; STREAM BED; SURVIVAL;

COAST RANGES; KLAMATH MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 38949188893     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-032.1     Document Type: Article

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