Effects of seasonality and resource limitation on organic matter turnover by Chironomidae (Diptera) in southern Appalachian headwater streams

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1083-1092

  Romito, Angela M ^a,d   Eggert, Susan L ^b   Diez, Jeffrey M ^c   Bruce Wallace, J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLY; HEADWATER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PIGMENT; SEASONALITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TURNOVER;

APPALACHIANS;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 77955584559     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.3.1083     Document Type: Article

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