Bioturbation by a dominant detritivore in a headwater stream: Litter excavation and effects on community structure

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1870-1876

  Creed, Robert P ^a   Taylor, Amy ^a,b   Pflaum, James R ^a,c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Natural Environment Unit ^*  (United States)

^c PDEA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; CADDISFLY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DETRITIVORY; DOMINANCE; EXCAVATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEADWATER; LITTER; ORGANIC MATTER; REINTRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STREAMWATER;

INVERTEBRATA; PYCNOPSYCHE; PYCNOPSYCHE GENTILIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 78649413046     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18432.x     Document Type: Article

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