Habitat modification by the stream macrophyte Justicia americana and its effects on biota

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 388-397

  Fritz, Ken M ^a,b   Gangloff, Michael M ^a   Feminella, Jack W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Habitat modification; Justicia americana; Stream macrophyte; Substrate stability

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; MACROPHYTE; STABILIZATION; STREAM; SUBSTRATE;

BRYOPHYTA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CERATOPHYLLUM; ELIMIA; ELIMIA UCHEENSIS; GASTROPODA; JUSTICIA; JUSTICIA AMERICANA; PLEUROCERIDAE; PODOSTEMON CERATOPHYLLUM; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 4344566406     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1594-3     Document Type: Article

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