Spatial and seasonal variability of peatland stream ecosystems

Ecohydrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-588

  Ramchunder, Sorain J ^a   Brown, Lee E ^a   Holden, Joseph ^a,b   Langton, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid waters; Ephemeroptera; Headwater stream; Macroinvertebrate; Moor House National Nature Reserve; Plecoptera; River continuum; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

ACID WATERS; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEADWATER STREAM; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MOOR HOUSE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE; PLECOPTERA; RIVER CONTINUUM; TRICHOPTERA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

RIVERS;

ABUNDANCE; ACID WATER; BENTHOS; CHLORIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HEADWATER; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; MOOR HOUSE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHINEMURA; DINOCRAS CEPHALOTES; EPHEMEROPTERA; NEMOURA; PERLA BIPUNCTATA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79960477652     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.189     Document Type: Article

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