Aquatic macroinvertebrates associated with Schoenoplectus litter in a constructed wetland in California (USA)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-101

  Nelson, S Mark ^a   Thullen, Joan S ^b  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Aquatic plant decomposition; Culm processing; Glyptotendipes sp.; Schoenoplectus spp.; Treatment wetland sustainability; Water quality; Wetland design

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROORGANISMS; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; AQUATIC PLANT DECOMPOSITION; CULM PROCESSING; GLYPTOTENDIPES SP.; SCHOENOPLECTUS SPP.; TREATMENT WETLAND SUSTAINABILITY; WETLAND DESIGN;

WETLANDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROORGANISMS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

ANNELID; AQUATIC PLANT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DECOMPOSITION; DESIGN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INSECT; LEECH; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYPTOTENDIPES; HIRUDINIDA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHOENOPLECTUS; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 43449089478     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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