Response of taxonomic groups in streams to gradients in resource and habitat characteristics

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-186

  Johnson, Richard K ^a   Hering, Daniel ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Impairment; Multiple taxonomic groups; Regression

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT QUALITY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TAXONOMY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 58249094994     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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