Stream invertebrate responses to a catastrophic decline in consumer diversity

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1185-1198

  Colón Gaud, Checo ^a,b,e   Whiles, Matt R ^b   Lips, Karen R ^b,f   Pringle, Catherine M ^c   Kilham, Susan S ^d   Connelly, Scott ^c   Brenes, Roberto ^b   Peterson, Scot D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibian declines; community structure; ecosystem function; macroinvertebrate production

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; FUNGUS; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DECLINE; STREAM;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AMPHIBIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955579354     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-102.1     Document Type: Article

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