Impacts of acidification on macroinvertebrate communities in streams of the western Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-239

  Baldigo, Barry P ^a   Lawrence, Gregory B ^a   Bode, Robert W ^b   Simonin, Howard A ^b   Roy, Karen M ^b   Smith, Alexander J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

acidBAP; Adirondacks; Base cation surplus; Inorganic aluminum; Macroinvertebrates; Stream acidification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; POSITIVE IONS;

ACIDBAP; ADIRONDACKS; BASE CATION SURPLUS; INORGANIC ALUMINUM; MACROINVERTEBRATES; STREAM ACIDIFICATION;

RIVERS;

ACIDIFICATION; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HEADWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN STREAM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 54149095737     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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