Long-term functional group recovery of lotic macroinvertebrates from logging disturbance

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1126-1134

  Ely, Damon T ^a,b   Wallace, J Bruce ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CLEARCUTTING; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEADWATER; LOGGING (TIMBER); LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; ORGANIC MATTER; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SUCCESSION; TAXONOMY; WATERSHED;

COWEETA HYDROLOGIC LABORATORY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955141189     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-045     Document Type: Article

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