Short-term effects of wildfire on montane stream ecosystems in the southern Rocky Mountains: One and two years post-burn

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-462

  Hall, Sharon J ^a   Lombardozzi, Danica ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrate; C:N; Hayman Fire; Mixed coniferous forest; Rocky Mountains; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

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EID: 58149525880     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904-68.4.453     Document Type: Article

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