A high-severity disturbance event alters community and ecosystem properties in west twin creek, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-303

  Kiffney, P M ^a   Volk, C J ^b   Beechie, T J ^a   Murray, G L ^c   Pess, G R ^a   Edmunds, R L ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Appalachian Mountain Club   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HERBIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCOUR; STREAM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WEST TWIN CREEK; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; BAETIDAE; BAETIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; INSECTA; RIPARIA;

EID: 7744221633     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)152[0286:AHDEAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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