Changes in dissolved organic material determine exposure of stream benthic communities to UV-B radiation and heavy metals: Implications for climate change

Global Change Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2201-2214

  Clements, William H ^a   Brooks, Marjorie L ^b   Kashian, Donna R ^c   Zuellig, Robert E ^d  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biogeochemistry; Compound perturbations; Dissolved organic matter; Mining pollution; Photo oxidation; Rocky Mountain streams; Stream discharge; UV Bradiation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; FIELD METHOD; HEAVY METAL; MINING; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 48849110212     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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