Effects of tea plantations on stream invertebrates in a global biodiversity hotspot in Africa

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-475

  Biervliet, Olly Van ^a   Wiśniewski, Konrad ^b   Daniels, Joseph ^c   Vonesh, James R ^d  

^a Warsaw University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Macroinvertebrates; Riffle; Tanzania; Tropical; Usambara Mountains; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONTANE FOREST; PLANTATION; RIFFLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; TEA; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67651208880     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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