Impact of regulated releases on periphyton and macroinvertebrate communities: The dynamic relationship between hydrology and geomorphology in frequently flooded rivers

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-645

  Fuller, R L ^a   Doyle, S ^a   Levy, L ^a   Owens, J ^a   Shope, E ^a   Vo, L ^a   Wolyniak, E ^a   Small, M J ^b   Doyle, M W ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance ecology; Flooding impacts; Geomorphology; Hydrology; Patch dynamics; Recreational releases

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITRATE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PERIPHYTON; RIVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 79957926272     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1385     Document Type: Article

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