Disturbances structuring macroinvertebrate communities in steep headwater streams: Relative importance of forest clearcutting and debris flow occurrence

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-444

  Kobayashi, Sohei ^a   Gomi, Takashi ^b   Sidle, Roy C ^c   Takemon, Yasuhiro ^d  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST CLEARANCE; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STAND DYNAMICS; STREAM;

JAPAN;

GAMMARUS;

EID: 75449113470     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-186     Document Type: Article

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