Longitudinal extent of acidification effects of plantation forest on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in soft water streams: Evidence for localised impact and temporal ecological recovery

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 671, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-226

  Feeley, Hugh B ^a   Kerrigan, Caroline ^a   Fanning, Philip ^a   Hannigan, Edel ^a   Kelly Quinn, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Baetis rhodani; Ecological impact; Ephemeroptera; Headwater streams; Ireland; Rhithrogena semicolorata

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT TYPE; HEADWATER; LAND USE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOORLAND; ORDOVICIAN; PLANTATION; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL TYPE; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

IRELAND;

BAETIS RHODANI; CONIFEROPHYTA; EPHEMEROPTERA; RHITHROGENA SEMICOLORATA;

EID: 79959205017     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0719-z     Document Type: Article

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