Responses of stream macroinvertebrates and ecosystem function to conventional, integrated and organic farming

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1014-1025

  Magbanua, Francis S ^a,c   Townsend, Colin R ^a   Blackwell, Grant L ^a,d   Phillips, Ngaire ^b   Matthaei, Christoph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^d Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological traits; Body size; Farming systems; Glyphosate; Integrated management; Land use; Stream management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC FARMING; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; BOS; INVERTEBRATA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956106566     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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