Biotic responses to low-concentration urban road runoff

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 710-727

  Johnson, Kelli A ^a   Steinman, Alan D ^a   Keiper, William D ^a   Ruetz III, Carl R ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; periphyton; pumpkinseed; road runoff; snails; storm water; taxonomic structure; toxics; urban streams

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERIPHYTON; RUNOFF; SNAIL; STORMWATER; STREAMWATER; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TAXONOMY; TOXIN; TROPHIC LEVEL; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

BLACK CREEK; INDIANA; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; PHYSA;

EID: 79960238567     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-157.1     Document Type: Article

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