Impacts of Eucalyptus globulus plantations on Atlantic streams: Changes in invertebrate density and shredder traits

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Larranaga A ^a   Basaguren, A ^a   Elosegi, A ^a   Pozo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic streams; Eucalypt; Invertebrates; Scale analysis; Traits

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CRUSTACEAN; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DETRITIVORY; DISPERSAL; EVERGREEN FOREST; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAF LITTER; LIFE CYCLE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM; SUCCESSION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

ECHINOGAMMARUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HABROLEPTOIDES; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILIDAE;

EID: 77954688275     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0175-0151     Document Type: Article

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